East 3rd Street & Vanderbilt Street
East 3rd Street and Vanderbilt Street meet at a three-way junction in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Farm is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them parks, and two places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Vanderbilt St, 690 feet away, for the B67 and B69.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McDonald Av/Vanderbilt St B67, B69690 feetB67 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
- B69 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- McDonald Ave & Vanderbilt St 21 docks in all660 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1,260 feet by car along the streets.
- 3116 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope
- Elevation
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 3rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Vanderbilt Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-11AM 3PM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- One World Project - Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K60 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain John McKenna, IV Park410 feet
- Seeley Park480 feet
- Seeley Park Playground510 feet
Show all 7
- Thomas J. Cuite Park820 feet
- Greenwood Playground830 feet
- Thomas J. Cuite Park Playground1,000 feet
- Prospect Farm Garden1,300 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 20th Street & Vanderbilt Street 70 feet
- East 2nd Street & Vanderbilt Street 280 feet
- East 4th Street & Vanderbilt Street 280 feet
- 19th Street & Vanderbilt Street 330 feet
- 20th Street & Seeley Street 430 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Vanderbilt Street 620 feet
- 19th Street & Seeley Street 690 feet
- 20th Street & Terrace Place 700 feet
See every intersection along East 3rd Street or Vanderbilt Street.