Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 32nd Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 32nd Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. D'Emic Playground is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D, N and R. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 28 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D, N, R
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
3 Av/33 St · B37
Within a walk
6 places
1 listed historic place, 1 playground and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 32nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 36 St D, N, R
    0.3 miles
    D N R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 25 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders” (1998) by Owen Smith at the 36 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/33 St, 380 feet away, for the B37.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/33 St B37
    380 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 36 St & 3 Ave 30 docks in all
    1,120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 889 3rd Avenue Gas station
    580 feet
  2. 533 2nd Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    900 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1925.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 32nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of 32nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 338630.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Sunset Park High School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. D'Emic Playground
    610 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Storehouse #2, US Navy Fleet Supply Base Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bush Terminal Post Office
    400 feet

Fire and police

  1. 72nd Precinct Police station
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 14 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:

See every intersection along 32nd Street, 3rd Avenue or Gowanus Expressway.

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