Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 54th Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 54th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Jacobi Lutheran Church is 620 feet away, and the Light of the World Church is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
910 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
3 Av/55 St · B37
Within a walk
12 places
10 religious buildings, 1 playground and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    910 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St N, R
    0.4 miles
    N 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/55 St, 350 feet away, for the B37.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/55 St B37
    350 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 53 St & 4 Ave 25 docks in all
    910 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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

  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and January 2024; 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 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 11:30AM-1 M
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 54th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Al Madrasa Al Islamiya School
    410 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther Playground
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    660 feet
  3. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  2. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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, 54th Street or Gowanus Expressway.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.