Avenue U & East 3rd Street

Avenue U and East 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth El Flatbush Congregation is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Avenue U/E 4 St · B3
Within a walk
8 places
5 religious buildings, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue U & East 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Ave U F
    1,280 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 4 St, 370 feet away, for the B3.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/E 4 St B3
    370 feet
    B3

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 3rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 3rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302755 and 305203.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat Magen Abraham School
    800 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gravesend Triangle
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beth El Flatbush Congregation House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Shaare Zion Congregation House of worship
    1,200 feet
  3. Trinity Tabernacle Gravesend Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gravesend Post Office
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue U or East 3rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.