West Street & Java Street

West Street and Java Street 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. Java Street Community Garden is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 37 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West Street.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
West St/Kent St · B24
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Street & Java 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 six 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 West St/Kent St, 300 feet away, for the B24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West St/Kent St B24
    300 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenpoint Ave & West St 35 docks in all
    540 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 321 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    860 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 two 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 June 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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,000 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 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Java Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Java Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

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 52 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1863 and 1895.

  1. Astral Apartments Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Mechanics and Traders Bank of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 public spaces
  • 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
    370 feet
  2. Greenpoint Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Bunny Hill Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Java Street Community Garden
    210 feet
  2. WNYC Transmitter Park
    570 feet
  3. WNYC Transmitter Park Playground
    630 feet
Show all 5
  1. Greenpoint Public Park
    820 feet
  2. American Playground
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    300 feet
  2. India Street Pier Public space
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other places

  1. Greenpoint Ferry Landing
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 11 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 Java 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.