Russell Street & Meserole Avenue
Russell Street and Meserole Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St, is 940 feet away for the B24, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St, 940 feet away, for the B24.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St B24940 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- N Henry St & Norman Ave 29 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 48 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and June 2022; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Meserole Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Meserole Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Russell Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
West side of Russell Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-7PM ALL DAYS
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Humboldt Street & Meserole Avenue 260 feet
- North Henry Street & Meserole Avenue 260 feet
- Russell Street & Calyer Street 460 feet
- Meserole Avenue & Moultrie Street 500 feet
- Russell Street & Norman Avenue 690 feet
- Humboldt Street & Calyer Street 710 feet
- Meserole Avenue & Jewel Street 740 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Russell Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Meserole Avenue or Russell Street.