Russell Street & Calyer Street
Russell Street and Calyer Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The installation “Edge of the Plant/Edge of the Neighborhood” is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St, is 490 feet away for the B24, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St, 490 feet away, for the B24.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St B24490 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Calyer St & Jewel St 40 docks in all910 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 August 2022.
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
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Calyer Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Calyer Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Russell Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek Water Treatment Plant.
- Edge of the Plant/Edge of the Neighborhood Installation by Vito Acconci, 2010460 feet
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Humboldt Street & Calyer Street 260 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Russell Street 420 feet
- Russell Street & Meserole Avenue 460 feet
- Humboldt Street & Greenpoint Avenue 600 feet
- Calyer Street & Moultrie Street 620 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & North Henry Street 700 feet
- Humboldt Street & Meserole Avenue 710 feet
- North Henry Street & Meserole Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along Calyer Street or Russell Street.