Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 39th Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 39th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset Park Prep is 860 feet away, and D'Emic Playground is 1,130 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 ten public places, five of them schools, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
30 hurt
47 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D, N, R
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
39 St/3 Av · B35
Within a walk
10 places
5 schools, 2 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 39th 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. 45 St R
    0.4 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 39 St/3 Av, 70 feet away, for the B35.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 39 St/3 Av B35
    70 feet
    B35

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 40 St & 3 Ave 31 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

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

  1. 889 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 831 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 30 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
  • A designated truck route

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 1923.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 39th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 39th Street

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

East side of 3rd Avenue

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

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 304028.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13.2 School
    430 feet
  2. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15 School
    430 feet
  3. I.S. 136 Charles O. Dewey School
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sunset Park Prep School
    860 feet
  2. P.S. 371 - Lillian L. Rashkis School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gonzalo Plasencia Playground
    360 feet
  2. D'Emic Playground
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 228 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    750 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and eight 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 39th 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.