Court Street & 3rd Place

Court Street and 3rd Place meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them schools, and 36 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Court Street.

Safety record
5 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
790 feet · 3 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Court St/3 Pl · B57
Within a walk
11 places
5 schools, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Court Street & 3rd Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    790 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/3 Pl, 110 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/3 Pl B57 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B57
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Smith St & 3 St 25 docks in all
    890 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Nelson Street & Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11231
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
76
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 3rd Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 3rd Place

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Court Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Court Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8:30-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 313259 and 330962.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. International School of Brooklyn School
    900 feet
  2. Ladybug Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Hannah Senesh Community School
    1,060 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 058 the Carroll School
    1,110 feet
  2. Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School
    1,280 feet
  3. The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carroll Park
    970 feet
  2. St. Mary's Park
    970 feet
  3. St. Mary's Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 378 Court Street Older adult center
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Union Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    500 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Place or Court Street.

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