South 3rd Street & Havemeyer Street

South 3rd Street and Havemeyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. La Guardia Playground is 400 feet away, and Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School is 1,090 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 27 public places, seven of them parks, and 70 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
890 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Marcy Av/S 2 St · B24
Within a walk
27 places
7 parks, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 890 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
    890 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, 530 feet away, for the B24.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on South 3rd Street.

  • 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.3 miles 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

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 1924.

Since 2014 at least 116 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Havemeyer Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Havemeyer Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of South 3rd Street

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 3rd Street

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304395, 305306, 313089 and 339082.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1906 and 1908.

  1. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    460 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
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    670 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  3. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    1,090 feet
  4. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Guardia Playground
    400 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    450 feet
  3. Marcy Green Center Park
    700 feet
Show all 12
  1. Strawberry Playground
    710 feet
  2. Rodney Playground Center Park
    720 feet
  3. Rodney Playground South Playground
    720 feet
  4. Continental Army Plaza
    780 feet
  5. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    870 feet
  6. Blue Playground
    900 feet
  7. Rodney Park North Park
    910 feet
  8. Marcy Green South Park
    960 feet
  9. Rodney Park Center Park
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.