McGuinness Boulevard & Kent Street

McGuinness Boulevard and Kent Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Smithsonian Hall stands 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
810 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd · B24
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McGuinness Boulevard & Kent Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    810 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, 380 feet away, for the B24.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent St & McGuinness Blvd 20 docks in all
    60 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    1,130 feet
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2020
  • Turn calming, May 2022

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 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Kent Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

South side of Kent Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of McGuinness Boulevard

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

West side of McGuinness Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Nine buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1878 and 1884.

  1. Smithsonian Hall Designated landmark
    700 feet
  2. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    710 feet
  3. Convent of St. Anthony of Padua Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    1,240 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Elias Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,200 feet
  3. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Kent 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.