Norman Avenue & Guernsey Street

Norman Avenue and Guernsey 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. Greenpoint Post Office is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 68 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 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
14 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Norman Avenue & Guernsey 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
    0.5 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 · Countdown sign
    620 feet
    B43 B62
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. N 15 St & Wythe Ave 54 docks in all
    740 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    330 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Guernsey Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Guernsey Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Norman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Norman Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  2. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    820 feet
  3. Atelier de la casa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry School
    1,190 feet
  2. A-Tech High School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    700 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Banker's Anchor Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    680 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 68 places to eat and 11 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 Guernsey 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.