Van Dam Street & Bridgewater Street
Van Dam Street and Bridgewater Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Nassau Av/Van Dam St, is 660 feet away for the B48, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nassau Av/Van Dam St, 660 feet away, for the B48.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nassau Av/Van Dam St B48660 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Dam St & Meeker Ave 31 docks in all920 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 April 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
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 80 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and April 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bridgewater Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Bridgewater Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
East side of Van Dam Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Van Dam Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
Within a walk
How places are listedOther stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Norman Avenue & Apollo Street 290 feet
- Bridgewater Street & Varick Street 310 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Van Dam Street 540 feet
- Norman Avenue & Hausman Street 560 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Varick Street 700 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Apollo Street 800 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Norman Avenue 820 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Stewart Avenue 930 feet
See every intersection along Bridgewater Street or Van Dam Street.