West Street & Wharf Plaza
West Street and Wharf Plaza meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. American Playground is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2017 and 2020, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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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/Calyer St, 470 feet away, for the B32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Franklin St/Calyer St B32470 feetB32
Next buses at this stop
- B32 …
Cycling
- 19 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
- Calyer St & West St 35 docks in all50 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2018.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 2017 and 2020.
Since 2014 at least 215 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
Twelve buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1853 and 1870.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bushwick Inlet Park480 feet
- 61 Franklin Street Garden650 feet
- American Playground750 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space50 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West Street & Calyer Street 30 feet
- West Street & Oak Street 240 feet
- West Street & Quay Street 290 feet
- Wharf Drive & Wharf Plaza 360 feet
- Franklin Street & Calyer Street 470 feet
- West Street & Noble Street 490 feet
- Franklin Street & Calyer Street at Banker Street 540 feet
- Quay Street & Wharf Drive 570 feet
See every intersection along West Street or Wharf Plaza.