3rd Avenue & 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and 12th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ennis Playground is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 19 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
3 Av/12 St · B37
Within a walk
6 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 listed historic place and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    1,210 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, 110 feet away, for the B37.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 3rd Avenue & Hamilton Avenue, 1,200 feet 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
28 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 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Princeton' American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 12th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of 12th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 3rd Avenue

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

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Cuddle Avenue Daycare 2 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,070 feet
  2. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ennis Playground
    510 feet
  2. Triangle Three Sixteen Park
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 4th Avenue Station (IND) Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 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 12th 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.