3rd Avenue & 68th Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and 68th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 55 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Ridge Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
3 Av/Senator St · B37
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Ridge Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Ridge Av R
    880 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Bay Ridge
1 line
  1. R …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Strata” (2017) by Katy Fischer at the Bay Ridge Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Senator St, 80 feet away, for the B37.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/Senator St B37
    80 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue and 68th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & Wakeman Pl 27 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 6737 4th Avenue Gas station
    1,180 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
47
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bay Ridge
Elevation
74 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 68th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 68th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302851 and 306936.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Joanne Seminara School of Law and Medicine School
    210 feet
  2. Guild for Exceptional Children Preschool
    380 feet
  3. Gateway City Academy School
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology School
    910 feet
  2. Bay One Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Shore Park and Parkway Park
    500 feet
  2. John Allen Payne Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Senator Street Historic District Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. Houses at 216-264 Ovington Avenue Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 241/Ladder 109 Fire station
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or 68th Street.

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