Gowanus Expressway & Verrazzano Bridge Upper
Gowanus Expressway and Verrazzano Bridge Upper meet at a five-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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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
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 50 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 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 1928 and 1940.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk