Erik Place & Gowanus Expressway
Erik Place and Gowanus Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Leif Ericson Park is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 8 Av N0.4 milesN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Av/7 Av, 1,140 feet away, for the B64.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Av/7 Av B641,140 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 67 St & Erik Pl 25 docks in all490 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 605 65th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Leif Ericson Park160 feet
- Millennium Playground1,140 feet
- Quaker Parrot Park at the Dust Bowl Park1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fei Long Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 6th Avenue & 65th Street at Gowanus Expressway 290 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 6th Avenue 360 feet
- 6th Avenue & 65th Street at Gowanus Expressway 420 feet
- 7th Avenue & 67th Street at Erik Place 510 feet
- 6th Avenue & 66th Street 520 feet
- 7th Avenue & 67th Street 540 feet
- 6th Avenue & 64th Street 600 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 7th Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along Erik Place or Gowanus Expressway.