3rd Avenue & Prospect Expressway

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and Prospect Expressway is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Triangle Three Sixteen is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 17 places to eat. About 900 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 Siberian elm.

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3rd Avenue & Prospect Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av R
    900 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.5 miles
    F G R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Duration” (2017) by Monika Bravo at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/16 St, 330 feet away, for the B37.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/16 St B37
    330 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & 17 St 21 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue, 180 feet by car along the streets.

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

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 45 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Siberian elm.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Cuddle Avenue Daycare 2 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triangle Three Sixteen Park
    190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Free Methodist Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

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