3rd Avenue & Union Street
The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and Union Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rivendell School is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Union St, is about three minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them gardens, and 40 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2022 and 2024, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Union St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Union St R760 feetR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Southbound
1 line- R …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “CommUnion” (1994) by Emmett Wigglesworth at the Union St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Union St, 110 feet away, for the B37.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/Union St B37110 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue and Union Street.
- 75 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 3 Ave & Carroll St 27 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 3rd Avenue & Hamilton Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 78
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2022 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 106 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
West side of 3rd Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Union Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
South side of Union Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 11AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 gardens
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Rivendell School Preschool360 feet
- Rivendell School620 feet
- The Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center at 305-307 Third Avenue Pre-K center810 feet
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- NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5860 feet
- P.S. 372 -The Children's School1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dolly's Park Garden310 feet
- Thomas Greene Playground560 feet
- GreenSpace Native Plant Community Garden and Environmental Center Garden860 feet
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- Garden of Union (Annie's Garden) Garden950 feet
- Gil Hodges (Carroll Street Garden) Garden1,040 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Public Bath No. 7 Listed historic place1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Douglass & Degraw Pool Swimming pool850 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch750 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 40 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:
- 3rd Avenue & Sackett Street 260 feet
- 3rd Avenue & President Street 260 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Degraw Street 520 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Carroll Street 520 feet
- Union Street & Nevins Street 610 feet
- 4th Avenue & Union Street 740 feet
- Carroll Street & Whitwell Place 770 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Douglass Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or Union Street.