East 3rd Street & Bay Parkway
East 3rd Street and Bay Parkway meet at a three-way junction in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Prep High School is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Bay Pkwy F900 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave I F1,240 feetF
- Ave N F0.5 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neptune's Garden” (2018) by Leslie Wayne at the Bay Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Pkwy/E 3 St, 60 feet away, for the B6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Pkwy/E 3 St B660 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station720 feet
- 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 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
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bay Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 3rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 3rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Prep High School1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 3rd Street 360 feet
- East 4th Street & Bay Parkway 370 feet
- East 2nd Street & Bay Parkway 370 feet
- Avenue J & Bay Parkway 510 feet
- Avenue J & East 4th Street 600 feet
- Avenue J & East 2nd Street 620 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue J 680 feet
- East 5th Street & Bay Parkway 760 feet
See every intersection along Bay Parkway or East 3rd Street.