West Street & India Street

West Street and India Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenpoint Ferry Landing is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 33 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West Street. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Franklin St/India St · B32
Within a walk
13 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 public spaces and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Street & India Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/India St, 510 feet away, for the B32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St/India St B32
    510 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Street.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. India St Pier 54 docks in all
    470 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 321 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    590 feet
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 189 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of India Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of India Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West Street

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were built between 1858 and 1925.

  1. Astral Apartments Designated landmark
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 public spaces
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Building Blocks of Greenpoint Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. Greenpoint Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  3. Bunny Hill Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Java Street Community Garden
    220 feet
  2. Greenpoint Public Park
    560 feet
  3. WNYC Transmitter Park
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. WNYC Transmitter Park Playground
    890 feet
  2. American Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    40 feet
  2. India Street Pier Public space
    580 feet
  3. Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other places

  1. Greenpoint Ferry Landing
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along India Street or West 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.