McGuinness Boulevard & Java Street

McGuinness Boulevard and Java Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Elias Church is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
970 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd · B24
Within a walk
5 places
3 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McGuinness Boulevard & Java Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    970 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd, 640 feet away, for the B24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd B24
    640 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent St & McGuinness Blvd 20 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    830 feet
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2020
  • Turn calming, May 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11222
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenpoint
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 53 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Java Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Java Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of McGuinness Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of McGuinness Boulevard

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Houses of worship

  1. St Elias Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 176 Java Street Older adult center
    530 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    570 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    860 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Java Street or McGuinness Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.