3rd Avenue & 11th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and 11th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Ennis Playground is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 23 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
3 Av/12 St · B37
Within a walk
3 places
1 listed historic place, 1 playground and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    950 feet
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Prospect Av R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/12 St, 160 feet away, for the B37.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/12 St B37
    160 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & 14 St 25 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 3rd Avenue & Hamilton Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
38
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 11th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

South side of 11th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ennis Playground
    450 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 4th Avenue Station (IND) Listed historic place
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 11th Street or 3rd Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.