Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue
Gowanus Expressway and 3rd Avenue meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. It is 950 feet to the 64th Street Community Garden. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1927, 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, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 59 St N, R980 feetN R
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- N …
- R …
Southbound
2 lines- N …
- R …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/61 St, 230 feet away, for the B37.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/61 St B37230 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 59 St & 4 Ave 35 docks in all1,250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 800 feet by car along the streets.
- 6102 4th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 50 mph
- 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 1927.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School600 feet
- Sunset School of Cultural Learning School600 feet
- P.S. 503: the School of Discovery School620 feet
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- P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology School620 feet
- Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2790 feet
- Magical Years Early Childhood Center Pre-K1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- 64th Street Community Garden950 feet
Fire and police
- 68th Precinct Police station1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Belt Parkway & Gowanus Expressway at 3rd Avenue 80 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 59th Street 490 feet
- 59th Street & Gowanus Expressway 500 feet
- 59th Street & Gowanus Expressway 510 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 58th Street 740 feet
- 4th Avenue & 60th Street 920 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 64th Street 950 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 57th Street 1,010 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or Gowanus Expressway.