Meserole Avenue & Gem Street

Meserole Avenue and Gem Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont is 930 feet away, and Greenpoint YMCA is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Franklin St/Calyer St · B32
Within a walk
13 places
3 religious buildings, 2 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meserole Avenue & Gem Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Calyer St, 550 feet away, for the B32.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St/Calyer St B32
    550 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Banker St & Meserole Ave 31 docks in all
    280 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 215 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Gem Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

West side of Gem Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of Meserole Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 23 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec, and built between 1868 and 1910.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    260 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    920 feet
  3. American Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    850 feet
  2. Public space at 25 Kent Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet
  3. Banker's Anchor Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    700 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gem 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.