Neighborhood in New York City
Greenpoint
Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at Bushwick Inlet Park and McCarren Park; on the southeast by the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg; on the north by Newtown Creek and the neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens; and on the west by the East River. The neighborhood has a large Polish immigrant and Polish-American community, containing many Polish restaurants, markets, and businesses, and it is often referred to as "Little Poland".
How locals move
Getting around Greenpoint the local way
- Get inThe East River Ferry makes stops in both north and south Williamsburg.
From Wikivoyage: Brooklyn/Williamsburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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