Belt Parkway & 3rd Avenue
Belt Parkway and 3rd Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 1,270 feet to the 64th Street Community Garden. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about nine minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Ridge Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Av R0.5 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- R …
Also within a walk
- 59 St N, R0.5 milesN R
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Strata” (2017) by Katy Fischer at the Bay Ridge Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/65 St, 580 feet away, for the B37.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/65 St B37580 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 64 St & 3 Ave 35 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 550 feet by car along the streets.
- 6415 3rd Avenue Gas station770 feet
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (West)
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 92 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 63rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of 63rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- John Allen Payne Playground310 feet
- Shore Park and Parkway Park880 feet
- 64th Street Community Garden1,270 feet
Fire and police
- 68th Precinct Police station950 feet
- Engine 241/Ladder 109 Fire station1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 3rd Avenue & 64th Street 270 feet
- Belt Parkway & 64th Street 370 feet
- 3rd Avenue & 65th Street 550 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 63rd Street 740 feet
- Belt Parkway & 65th Street 920 feet
- 64th Street & 2nd Avenue 980 feet
- 62nd Street & 2nd Avenue 1,000 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Gowanus Expressway 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, 63rd Street or Belt Parkway.