Meserole Avenue & Eckford Street

Meserole Avenue and Eckford 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. Public School 34 stands 580 feet away, and Greenpoint Post Office is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 2,100 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
Nassau Av
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Manhattan Av/Meserole Av · B43, B62
Within a walk
16 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meserole Avenue & Eckford Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    1,150 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Meserole Av, 610 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Meserole Av B43, B62
    610 feet
    B43 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 88 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Meserole Ave & Manhattan Ave 28 docks in all
    600 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 57 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Meserole Avenue

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

South side of Meserole Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were built between 1865 and 1938.

  1. Public School 34 Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Greenpoint Savings Bank Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry School
    680 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    1,000 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    1,100 feet
  2. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,120 feet
  3. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    890 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    150 feet
  2. Polish National Church House of worship
    260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    710 feet
  2. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    980 feet
  3. Greenpoint Post Office
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    750 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eckford Street or Meserole Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.