4th Avenue & Gowanus Expressway

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and Gowanus Expressway is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The stele “Leiv Eiriksson” is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
4 Av/65 St · B9
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & Gowanus Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    1,070 feet
    N R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Ridge Av R
    1,280 feet
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/65 St, 140 feet away, for the B9.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 4 Av/65 St B9
    140 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 4 Ave & Shore Road Dr 20 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 1,210 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 6401 4th Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
68 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Leif Ericson Park.

  1. Leiv Eiriksson Stele by August Werner, 1939
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living School
    490 feet
  2. High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 64th Street Community Garden
    320 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park
    490 feet
  3. Shore Park and Parkway Park
    490 feet
Show all 4
  1. John Allen Payne Playground
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Baptist Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Salem Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. 68th Precinct Police station
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 15 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or Gowanus Expressway.

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