Meserole Avenue & Newel Street

Meserole Avenue and Newel Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Public School 34 stands 680 feet away, built in 1867, and the 94th Precinct is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
1,070 feet
Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd · B24
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meserole Avenue & Newel Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.3 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
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd, 1,070 feet away, for the B24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd B24
    1,070 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Calyer St & Jewel St 40 docks in all
    920 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. 176 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    490 feet
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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

  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Meserole Avenue

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

East side of Newel Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Newel Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (early), and built in 1867.

  1. Public School 34 Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 police station
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry School
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    640 feet
  2. Polish National Church House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    1,150 feet
  2. 94th Precinct Police station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and eight 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 Meserole Avenue or Newel Street.

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.