Norman Avenue & Dobbin Street

Norman Avenue and Dobbin Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McCarren Park is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 60 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
740 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Manhattan Av/Norman Av · B43, B62
Within a walk
13 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Norman Avenue & Dobbin Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    740 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Norman Av, 870 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Norman Av B43, B62 · Countdown sign
    870 feet
    B43 B62
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 62 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 15 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. N 15 St & Wythe Ave 54 docks in all
    490 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    80 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the bald cypress.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Dobbin Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Dobbin Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Norman Avenue

  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one street clock.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in McCarren Park.

  1. Bound Hands Rising Free Sculpture by Thomas Cleveland, 2000
    760 feet
  2. Father Jerzy Popieluszko Monument Sculpture by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 1990
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  2. A-Tech High School
    1,040 feet
  3. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Atelier de la casa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    700 feet
  2. Bushwick Inlet Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Banker's Anchor Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    830 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    780 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dobbin Street or Norman 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.