Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 24th Street
Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 24th Street meet at a five-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Czestochowa & St Casimir Church is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 25 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 25 St R950 feetR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Southbound
1 line- R …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/25 St, 210 feet away, for the B37.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/25 St B37210 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 23 St & 3 Ave 24 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 668 3rd Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 533 2nd Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11232
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (West)
The streets
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1932.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 24th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 24th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- The Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center at 173-177 25th Street Pre-K center570 feet
- The Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center at 219 25th Street Pre-K center1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Czestochowa & St Casimir Church House of worship520 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket920 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 23rd Street 260 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 25th Street 260 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 22nd Street 520 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 26th Street 520 feet
- 4th Avenue & 24th Street 710 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 27th Street 780 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 21st Street 790 feet
- 4th Avenue & 23rd Street 960 feet
See every intersection along 24th Street, 3rd Avenue or Gowanus Expressway.