Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 57th Street

Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 57th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset School of Cultural Learning is 750 feet away, and P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
3 Av/58 St · B37
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    1,160 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. 53 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/58 St, 220 feet away, for the B37.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/58 St B37
    220 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 57th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 57 St & 4 Ave 22 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1,260 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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

  • One travel lane
  • 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 1904 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 pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 57th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 57th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School
    750 feet
  2. Sunset School of Cultural Learning School
    750 feet
  3. P.S. 503: the School of Discovery School
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology School
    800 feet
  2. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  3. Al Madrasa Al Islamiya School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther Playground
    900 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, 57th Street or Gowanus Expressway.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.