South 3rd Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

South 3rd Street and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Strawberry Playground is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, nine of them parks, and 56 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
840 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Marcy Av/S 2 St · B24
Within a walk
32 places
9 parks, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South 3rd Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    840 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. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L
  2. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Marcy Av/S 2 St, 210 feet away, for the B24.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av/S 2 St B24
    210 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bike Path, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and South 3rd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 1,190 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 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 1950.

Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Borinquen Place

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Borinquen Place

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of South 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305306 and 339082.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1908.

  1. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    530 feet
  2. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  2. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    760 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,000 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,000 feet
  4. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  5. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet
  6. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green North Park
    120 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    370 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    390 feet
Show all 16
  1. Rodney Playground Center Park
    390 feet
  2. Rodney Playground South Playground
    390 feet
  3. Blue Playground
    570 feet
  4. Rodney Park North Park
    590 feet
  5. La Guardia Playground
    600 feet
  6. Marcy Green South Park
    640 feet
  7. Rodney Park Center Park
    850 feet
  8. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    990 feet
  9. Continental Army Plaza
    990 feet
  10. Marcy Park South Park
    1,040 feet
  11. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,110 feet
  12. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,200 feet
  13. Rodney Park South Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    180 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    960 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 24 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bike Path, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or South 3rd Street.

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