Bedford Avenue & South 3rd Street

Bedford Avenue and South 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. C'E Montessori is 90 feet away, and Metropolitan Recreation Center is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 84 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Bedford Av/S 4 St · B62
Within a walk
24 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/S 4 St, 160 feet away, for the B62.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/S 4 St B62
    160 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 88 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 3 St & Bedford Ave 25 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 79 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South 3rd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 3rd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, Italian Renaissance and Neoclassical, one each, and built between 1868 and 1906.

  1. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    750 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. C'E Montessori School
    90 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    840 feet
Show all 7
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    840 feet
  2. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,190 feet
  3. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  4. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Berry Playground
    210 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    460 feet
  3. Continental Army Plaza
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,150 feet
  2. William Sheridan Playground
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    640 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    1,120 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or South 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.