Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 37th Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 37th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 140 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset Park High School is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the D, N and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them schools, and 41 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
114 hurt
140 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · D, N, R
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
3 Av/37 St · B37, B70
Within a walk
8 places
4 schools, 2 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 37th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 36 St D, N, R
    950 feet
    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 …

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/37 St, 80 feet away, for the B37 and B70.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/37 St B37, B70
    80 feet
    B37 B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …
  2. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 889 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1,250 feet
  2. 831 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    970 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 140 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 114 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and June 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 3rd Avenue (west side).

North side of 37th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-6PM

South side of 37th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336984.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 371 - Lillian L. Rashkis School
    620 feet
  2. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13.2 School
    770 feet
  3. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15 School
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sunset Park High School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. D'Emic Playground
    620 feet
  2. Gonzalo Plasencia Playground
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bush Terminal Post Office
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 19 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 37th 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 Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.