Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 64th Street
Gowanus Expressway, 3rd Avenue and 64th Street meet at a five-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, seven school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. It is 70 feet to the 64th Street Community Garden. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 59 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 59 St N, R0.4 milesN R
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- N …
- R …
Southbound
2 lines- N …
- R …
Also within a walk
- Bay Ridge Av R0.5 milesR
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/65 St, 690 feet away, for the B37.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/65 St B37690 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 64 St & 3 Ave 35 docks in all930 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.
- 6102 4th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2018.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 7 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,936th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
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)
- Sunset Park (West)
The streets
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of 64th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of 64th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- 64th Street Community Garden70 feet
- John Allen Payne Playground710 feet
- Shore Park and Parkway Park990 feet
Fire and police
- 68th Precinct Police station260 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 3rd Avenue & Gowanus Expressway 530 feet
- 3rd Avenue & 65th Street 660 feet
- 3rd Avenue & 64th Street 940 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue 950 feet
- Belt Parkway & Gowanus Expressway at 3rd Avenue 1,030 feet
- Belt Parkway & 65th Street 1,030 feet
- Belt Parkway & 64th Street 1,040 feet
- Belt Parkway & 3rd Avenue 1,200 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, 64th Street or Gowanus Expressway.