Flatbush Avenue & 3rd Avenue

Flatbush Avenue and 3rd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Polonsky Shakespeare Center is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Nevins St, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 70 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Flatbush Avenue, all day.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nevins St
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Livingston St/Nevins St · B45, B67
Within a walk
36 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Flatbush Avenue & 3rd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nevins St, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    440 feet
    2 3 4 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St G
    930 feet
    G
  2. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    980 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Work & Nature” (1997) by Anton van Dalen at the Nevins St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Livingston St/Nevins St, 440 feet away, for the B45 and B67.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Livingston St/Nevins St B45, B67
    440 feet
    B45 B67

Next buses at this stop

  1. B45 …
  2. B67 …

Live arrivals

Flatbush Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 109 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & Schermerhorn St 35 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33 and 35 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
84 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2012 and 2022.

Since 2014 at least 536 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Flatbush Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 24 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1857 and 1865.

  1. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    620 feet
  2. Brooklyn Music School Designated landmark
    710 feet
  3. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    450 feet
  2. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    450 feet
  3. Brooklyn Independent School
    770 feet
Show all 9
  1. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    790 feet
  2. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  3. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  4. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  5. Brooklyn Rise Charter School
    1,230 feet
  6. P.S. K369 - Coy L. Cox School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    50 feet
  2. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    370 feet
  3. Betty Carter Park
    740 feet
Show all 7
  1. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    850 feet
  2. North Pacific Playground
    1,140 feet
  3. Fowler Square
    1,200 feet
  4. University Place Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    520 feet
  2. Fox Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    670 feet
  3. Fowler Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    770 feet
  2. Public space at Forte Public space
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    520 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. General Edward Big Ned Fowler Monument Monument or memorial
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    300 feet
  2. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    560 feet
  3. BAM Harvey Theater Theater or concert hall
    600 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    710 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 226 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    450 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    610 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,280 feet
  2. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    990 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or Flatbush Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.