Belt Parkway & Gowanus Expressway at 3rd Avenue
Belt Parkway, Gowanus Expressway and 3rd Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 1,300 feet to the 68th Precinct. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and nine places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1909 and 1927, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 59 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 59 St N, R900 feetN R
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- N …
- R …
Southbound
2 lines- N …
- R …
Also within a walk
- 53 St R0.5 milesR
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/60 St, 220 feet away, for the B37.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/60 St B37220 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 59 St & 4 Ave 35 docks in all1,170 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 690 feet by car along the streets.
- 6102 4th Avenue Gas station1,250 feet
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (West)
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1909 and 1927.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School520 feet
- Sunset School of Cultural Learning School520 feet
- P.S. 503: the School of Discovery School530 feet
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- P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology School530 feet
- Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2710 feet
- Magical Years Early Childhood Center Pre-K930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- 64th Street Community Garden1,040 feet
Fire and police
- 68th Precinct Police station1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue 80 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 59th Street 400 feet
- 59th Street & Gowanus Expressway 410 feet
- 59th Street & Gowanus Expressway 430 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 58th Street 660 feet
- 4th Avenue & 60th Street 840 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 57th Street 930 feet
- 60th Street & 2nd Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, Belt Parkway or Gowanus Expressway.