Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 50th Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 50th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Andrews Episcopal Church is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
19 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
1,190 feet · 5 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
3 Av/50 St · B37
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 53 St R
    1,190 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 45 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2017) by Mickalene Thomas at the 53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/50 St, 100 feet away, for the B37.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/50 St B37
    100 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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 1,200 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and July 2021; 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 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312166 and 332466.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Al Madrasa Al Islamiya School
    850 feet
  2. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  3. P.S. 001 the Bergen School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pena Herrera Playground
    880 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Library
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 40/Engine 201/Ladder 114 Fire station
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 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 3rd Avenue, 50th 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 Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.