West Street & Oak Street

West Street and Oak 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. It is 490 feet to 61 Franklin Street Garden, and WNYC Transmitter Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them parks, and 32 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West Street.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
Franklin St/Calyer St · B32
Within a walk
9 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Street & Oak Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.4 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/Calyer St, 710 feet away, for the B32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Street.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Calyer St & West St 35 docks in all
    280 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 220 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Oak Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Oak Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of West Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West Street

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 37 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1853 and 1870.

  1. Universalist Society of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. Building Blocks of Greenpoint Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    490 feet
  2. American Playground
    520 feet
  3. Bushwick Inlet Park
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. WNYC Transmitter Park
    1,090 feet
  2. WNYC Transmitter Park Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    40 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel Landmark
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Oak 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.