Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 4th Avenue

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue meet at a six-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Leif Ericson Park is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
36 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
4 Av/65 St · B9
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 4th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    1,120 feet
    N R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Ridge Av R
    1,230 feet
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/65 St, 100 feet away, for the B9.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 4 Av/65 St B9
    100 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 4 Ave & Shore Road Dr 20 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 1,000 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 6401 4th Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 35 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
68 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bay Ridge

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the hardy rubber tree and the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 72 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 65th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 8 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Leif Ericson Park.

  1. Leiv Eiriksson Stele by August Werner, 1939
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living School
    540 feet
  2. High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology School
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 64th Street Community Garden
    370 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park
    440 feet
  3. Shore Park and Parkway Park
    440 feet
Show all 5
  1. John Allen Payne Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Millennium Playground
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Baptist Church House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Salem Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. 68th Precinct Police station
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, 4th Avenue, 65th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.