4th Avenue & Gowanus Expressway

The three-way junction of 4th Avenue and Gowanus Expressway is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shore Park and Parkway is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
4 Av/65 St · B9
Within a walk
14 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, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    1,160 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
    1,200 feet
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/65 St, 60 feet away, for the B9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 1,030 feet by car along the streets.

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
68 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bay Ridge

The streets

  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 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

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the hardy rubber tree and the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 70 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3 Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3 Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 65 Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 8 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

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
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    400 feet
  2. Shore Park and Parkway Park
    400 feet
  3. 64th Street Community Garden
    410 feet
Show all 5
  1. John Allen Payne Playground
    960 feet
  2. Millennium Playground
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Baptist Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. Salem Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. 68th Precinct Police station
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 14 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 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.