Roebling Street & South 3rd Street

Roebling Street and South 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 72 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
Driggs Av/S 2 St · B62
Within a walk
30 places
8 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Roebling Street & South 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,290 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/S 2 St, 670 feet away, for the B62.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/S 2 St B62
    670 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Roebling Street and South 3rd Street.

  • 79 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Roebling St 41 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 560 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast 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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Roebling Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Roebling Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

North side of South 3rd Street

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of South 3rd Street

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1905 and 1908.

  1. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    700 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and Playground.

  1. George Washington at Valley Forge Statue by Henry Merwin Shrady, 1906
    430 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    200 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    200 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
Show all 9
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    860 feet
  3. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  4. C'E Montessori School
    1,010 feet
  5. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  6. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Continental Army Plaza
    320 feet
  2. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    400 feet
  3. La Guardia Playground
    590 feet
Show all 10
  1. Marcy Green North Park
    920 feet
  2. Grand Street Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. Berry Playground
    1,140 feet
  4. Marcy Green Center Park
    1,160 feet
  5. Strawberry Playground
    1,180 feet
  6. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,180 feet
  7. Rodney Playground South Playground
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    240 feet
  2. Williamsburg Post Office
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,140 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 72 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Roebling Street or South 3rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.