Norman Avenue & Eckford Street

Norman Avenue and Eckford 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 160 feet away, built in 1867. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
500 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Manhattan Av/Norman Av · B43, B62
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Norman Avenue & Eckford Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    500 feet
    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 Manhattan Av/Norman Av, 620 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Norman Av B43, B62
    620 feet
    B43 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 90 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 11 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Norman Ave & Leonard St 31 docks in all
    250 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 176 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    1,260 feet
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Norman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Norman Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

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
    160 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry School
    160 feet
  2. ABC Child Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  3. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Polish National Church House of worship
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,180 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eckford 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.