Driggs Avenue & South 3rd Street

Driggs Avenue 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. First Spanish Presbyterian Church is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 90 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Driggs Av/S 2 St · B62
Within a walk
26 places
8 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.3 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 Driggs Av/S 2 St, 210 feet away, for the B62.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/S 2 St B62
    210 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue.

  • 92 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Driggs Ave & S 2 St 30 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
52 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Driggs Avenue

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

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of South 3rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

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, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance, Neoclassical and neo-Grec, one each, and built between 1870 and 1906.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and Playground.

  1. George Washington at Valley Forge Statue by Henry Merwin Shrady, 1906
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    100 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    370 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. C'E Montessori School
    550 feet
  2. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    720 feet
  3. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  4. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Continental Army Plaza
    580 feet
  2. Berry Playground
    680 feet
  3. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Berry Street Garden
    930 feet
  2. La Guardia Playground
    1,040 feet
  3. Grand Street Community Garden
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    100 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    470 feet
  3. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    700 feet
  2. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    600 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 90 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Driggs Avenue or South 3rd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.