Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 55th Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 55th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church is 910 feet away, and MS 936 Arts Off 3rd is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
3 Av/55 St · B37
Within a walk
15 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 55th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    1,160 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
    0.3 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, 90 feet away, for the B37.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 56 St & 2 Ave 35 docks in all
    1,080 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

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
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 55th 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

South side of 55th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built in 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 hospitals
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Al Madrasa Al Islamiya School
    680 feet
  2. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  3. MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sunset School of Cultural Learning School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther Playground
    830 feet

Health care

  1. Calvary Hospital
    1,310 feet
  2. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Hospital
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    910 feet
  3. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, 55th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.