Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 3rd Street

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and South 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rodney Playground Center is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them parks, and 51 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1929, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Marcy Av/S 2 St · B24
Within a walk
29 places
9 parks, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,010 feet
    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. Hewes St J, M
    0.3 miles
    J M
  2. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.3 miles
    G 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 Marcy Av/S 2 St, 290 feet away, for the B24.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av/S 2 St B24
    290 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on South 3rd Street.

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 750 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 1910 and 1929.

Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1908.

  1. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    660 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 9 parks
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    460 feet
  2. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
Show all 8
  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  4. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,300 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green North Park
    70 feet
  2. Strawberry Playground
    90 feet
  3. Rodney Playground Center Park
    90 feet
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  1. Rodney Playground South Playground
    90 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    480 feet
  3. Blue Playground
    500 feet
  4. Marcy Green Center Park
    540 feet
  5. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    740 feet
  6. Rodney Park Center Park
    740 feet
  7. Marcy Green South Park
    810 feet
  8. La Guardia Playground
    850 feet
  9. Rodney Park South Park
    1,070 feet
  10. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,180 feet
  11. Marcy Park South Park
    1,210 feet
  12. Continental Army Plaza
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    320 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or South 3rd Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.