East 3rd Street & Avenue Y
East 3rd Street and Avenue Y meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/E 3 St, is 830 feet away for the B1, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/E 3 St, 830 feet away, for the B1.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/E 3 St B1830 feetB1
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Y
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 3rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 3rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ahi Ezer Early Childhood Preschool, ages 2 to 5900 feet
- Ahi Ezer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5900 feet
- Yeled Vyalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5900 feet
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- Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
- Ahi Ezer Yeshiva School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 2nd Street & Avenue Y 260 feet
- East 3rd Street & Parkway Court 260 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue Y 390 feet
- East 3rd Street & Ocean Court 510 feet
- Avenue Y & East 1st Street 520 feet
- East 2nd Street & Manhattan Court 520 feet
- East 2nd Street & Brighton Court 770 feet
- East 3rd Street & Avenue X 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 3rd Street.