West Street & Eagle Street
West Street and Eagle Street 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. Greenpoint Landing is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and 12 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Greenpoint Av G0.5 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Green St, 960 feet away, for the B32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Franklin St/Green St B32960 feetB32
Next buses at this stop
- B32 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Eagle Street and West Street.
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Franklin St & Dupont St 27 docks in all730 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 321 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 179 Freeman Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2015 and 2020.
Since 2014 at least 755 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Eagle Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Eagle Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
East side of West Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 public spaces
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bunny Hill Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Newtown Barge Playground290 feet
- Greenpoint Landing Park440 feet
- Greenpoint Playground440 feet
Show all 4
- Java Street Community Garden1,260 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space30 feet
- Public space at 155 West Street Public space860 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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:
- West Street & Freeman Street 260 feet
- West Street & Commercial Street 270 feet
- Franklin Street & Eagle Street 460 feet
- West Street & Green Street 510 feet
- Commercial Street & Blue Slip 690 feet
- Franklin Street & Freeman Street 720 feet
- Franklin Street & Dupont Street 720 feet
- West Street & Huron Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Eagle Street or West Street.