The Greenpoint & Williamsburgh Railroad[1] was a streetcar line that operated in and around the City of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York.
The G&WRR was chartered on April 23, 1864, under Chapter 323 of the Laws of 1864, by Mr. Archibald K. Meserole & Associates, as a general railroad.
To cement the charter route, a franchise was applied for, which was granted by the City of Brooklyn on February 29, 1864.
The Kent Avenue portion of the route required trackage rights from the Brooklyn City Railroad, which was grudgingly given, but a snag appeared when the residents on North 4 Street denied permission for the new line.
In the meantime, Prospect Park became a focal point for the fledgling streetcar lines of Brooklyn City, as did the Village of Hunterspoint just across Newtown Creek in Queens County, and conflict erupted between this railroad and the Nassau Railroad over identical wording of the Nassau road's franchise and this road's franchise.