Newton Street & McGuinness Boulevard South

Newton Street and McGuinness Boulevard South 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. Ericsson Playground is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them parks, and 19 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Graham Av/Bayard St · B43
Within a walk
13 places
3 parks, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Newton Street & McGuinness Boulevard South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight 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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Bayard St, 510 feet away, for the B43.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Bayard St B43
    510 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Engert Ave & McGuinness Blvd 19 docks in all
    90 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, 1,230 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    1,090 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2026

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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 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 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    970 feet
  2. Northside Charter High School
    970 feet
  3. St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Acad School
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    320 feet
  2. Ericsson Playground
    770 feet
  3. McCarren Park
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. McGolrick Park Dog Run in Msgr. McGolrick Park Dog run
    1,000 feet
  2. Msgr. McGolrick Park
    1,040 feet
  3. Fidelity Triangle
    1,070 feet
  4. Vincent V Abate Playground
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 24 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along McGuinness Boulevard South or Newton Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.