East 3rd Street & Avenue O

East 3rd Street and Avenue O meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva of Brooklyn is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave P, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave P
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
1,070 feet
Avenue N/E 3 St · B9
Within a walk
6 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 listed historic place and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 3rd Street & Avenue O Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave P, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Ave P F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave N F
    0.3 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree Canopy” (2018) by Jackie Battenfield at the Ave P station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue N/E 3 St, 1,070 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue N/E 3 St B9
    1,070 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 91 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and September 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue O

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue O

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of East 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of East 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 322758 and 322808.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,060 feet
  2. Yeshiva of Brooklyn School
    1,080 feet
  3. Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Colonel David Marcus Playground
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ocean Parkway Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue O or East 3rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.