3rd Avenue & 9th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them listed historic places, and 27 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
9 St/3 Av · B61
Within a walk
8 places
2 listed historic places, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    750 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. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 St/3 Av, 30 feet away, for the B61.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 St/3 Av B61
    30 feet
    B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue and 9th Street.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 St & 3 Ave 24 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 3rd Avenue & Hamilton Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2004
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2020
  • Turn calming, January 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of 9th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 9th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 310130.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 public space
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    1,150 feet
  2. Al-Madinah School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ennis Playground
    970 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Whole Foods Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 4th Avenue Station (IND) Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 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 3rd Avenue or 9th Street.

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.