Monitor Street & Engert Avenue
Monitor Street and Engert Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fidelity Triangle is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Meeker Av/Kingsland Av, is 360 feet away for the B24, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Meeker Av/Kingsland Av, 360 feet away, for the B24.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Meeker Av/Kingsland Av B24360 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Engert Avenue and Monitor Street.
- 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Monitor St & Meeker Ave 21 docks in all270 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station970 feet
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes 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 May 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
- 35 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 1910 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Engert Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Engert Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Monitor Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Monitor Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 110 the Monitor School640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fidelity Triangle40 feet
- Msgr. McGolrick Park530 feet
- McGolrick Park Dog Run in Msgr. McGolrick Park Dog run860 feet
Show all 4
- Lentol Garden1,080 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Monsignor McGolrick Park and Shelter Pavilion Listed historic place1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- St Cecilias Church House of worship690 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket930 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,040 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Meeker Avenue & Monitor Street 110 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Engert Avenue 140 feet
- North Henry Street & Engert Avenue 260 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Kingsland Avenue 380 feet
- Meeker Avenue & North Henry Street 410 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & North Henry Street 470 feet
- Driggs Avenue & Monitor Street 490 feet
- Russell Street & Engert Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along Engert Avenue or Monitor Street.