Norman Avenue & Apollo Street
Norman Avenue and Apollo Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Nassau Av/Van Dam St, is 870 feet away for the B48, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 50 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1957, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nassau Av/Van Dam St, 870 feet away, for the B48.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nassau Av/Van Dam St B48870 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Dam St & Meeker Ave 31 docks in all1,210 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 December 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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 50 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1957.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 49 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Apollo Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
West side of Apollo Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
East side of Bridgewater Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Bridgewater Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
North side of Norman Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedOther stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Norman Avenue & Hausman Street 280 feet
- Van Dam Street & Bridgewater Street 290 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Norman Avenue 530 feet
- Bridgewater Street & Varick Street 590 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Apollo Street 680 feet
- Norman Avenue & Sutton Street 790 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Van Dam Street 830 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Hausman Street 940 feet
See every intersection along Apollo Street, Bridgewater Street or Norman Avenue.