North Henry Street & Norman Avenue

North Henry Street and Norman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Msgr. McGolrick Park is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 11 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
1,030 feet
Nassau Av/Monitor St · B48
Within a walk
3 places
1 park, 1 playground and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
North Henry Street & Norman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine 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 Nassau Av/Monitor St, 1,030 feet away, for the B48.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nassau Av/Monitor St B48
    1,030 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. N Henry St & Norman Ave 29 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Norman Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Norman Avenue

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

East side of North Henry Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of North Henry Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Msgr. McGolrick Park
    720 feet
  2. Monsignor Mcgolrick Playground
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Norman Avenue or North Henry Street.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.