Russell Street & Engert Avenue

Russell Street and Engert Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Msgr. McGolrick Park is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them parks, and 19 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
Meeker Av/Kingsland Av · B24
Within a walk
11 places
2 parks, 2 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Russell Street & Engert Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.5 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Meeker Av/Kingsland Av, 880 feet away, for the B24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Meeker Av/Kingsland Av B24
    880 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Engert Avenue.

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Engert Ave & McGuinness Blvd 19 docks in all
    460 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    1,080 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Engert Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Engert Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Russell Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Russell Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 110 the Monitor School
    1,150 feet
  2. St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Acad School
    1,240 feet
  3. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Msgr. McGolrick Park
    530 feet
  2. Fidelity Triangle
    560 feet
  3. McGolrick Park Dog Run in Msgr. McGolrick Park Dog run
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Lentol Garden
    680 feet
  2. Ericsson Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Monsignor McGolrick Park and Shelter Pavilion Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Engert Avenue or Russell Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.