Meserole Avenue & Guernsey Street

Meserole Avenue and Guernsey Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenpoint Post Office is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Manhattan Av/Meserole Av · B43, B62
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meserole Avenue & Guernsey 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, 620 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 79 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 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
    470 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    990 feet
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Guernsey Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Guernsey Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Meserole Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

South side of Meserole Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 105 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1869 and 1884.

  1. Greenpoint Savings Bank Designated landmark
    530 feet
  2. Greenpoint Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 police station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    160 feet
  2. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    1,020 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Polish National Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    100 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    340 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    360 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    750 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and ten 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 Guernsey 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.