Avenue Z & West 3rd Street
Avenue Z and West 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave X, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave X, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Ave X F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Neptune Av F0.5 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “AVEX1-6(station)” (2017) by Derek Lerner at the Ave X station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/W 3 St, 110 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/W 3 St B4110 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 1,100 feet by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 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 1949 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Z
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue Z
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of West 3rd Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of West 3rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yde Girls Elementary School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground570 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- Avenue Z & West 2nd Street 260 feet
- West 3rd Street & Dank Court 260 feet
- West 3rd Street & Atwater Court 270 feet
- West 3rd Street & Cobeck Court 520 feet
- Avenue Z & West 1st Street 520 feet
- West 3rd Street & Bokee Court 530 feet
- Avenue Z & Shell Road 630 feet
- Avenue Y & West 3rd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or West 3rd Street.