Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 46th Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 46th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 001 the Bergen is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
45 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
3 Av/46 St · B37
Within a walk
14 places
8 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 45 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 45 St R
    950 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/46 St, 70 feet away, for the B37.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/46 St B37
    70 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 47 St & 3 Ave 23 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 889 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
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 1,000 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-8PM

North side of 46th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of 46th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 001 the Bergen School
    380 feet
  2. Bay Ridge Child Care Center Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. Colony South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sunset Park Children's School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pena Herrera Playground
    100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Trinity Lutheran Church Sunset Park House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4520 4th Avenue Older adult center
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 18 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 3rd Avenue, 46th Street 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.