Bedford Avenue & North 3rd Street

Bedford Avenue and North 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grand Street Community Garden is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 133 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Bedford Av/N 3 St · B62
Within a walk
20 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & North 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av L
    990 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.5 miles
    G L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/N 3 St, 110 feet away, for the B62.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/N 3 St B62
    110 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 113 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 12 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Metropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave 54 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    470 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 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 November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of North 3rd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of North 3rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 331999.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 26 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1854 and 1868.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chabad of North Brooklyn Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. KidCo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    710 feet
  3. Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School of Brooklyn School
    1,060 feet
Show all 7
  1. Conselyea Preparatory School
    1,170 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth School
    1,170 feet
  3. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    1,250 feet
  4. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Street Community Garden
    950 feet
  2. Ascenzi Square
    1,030 feet
  3. Northside Community Garden
    1,040 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    340 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    200 feet
  2. Older adult center at 179 North 6th Street Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    50 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    190 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    230 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    270 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    110 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 133 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or North 3rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.