Wythe Avenue & South 3rd Street

Wythe Avenue 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. St Peter & Paul RC Church is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Wythe Av/S 3 St, is 50 feet away for the B32 and Q59, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 55 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Wythe Av/S 3 St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
14 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wythe Avenue & South 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/S 3 St, 50 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wythe Av/S 3 St B32, Q59
    50 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Wythe Avenue.

  • 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Wythe Ave 37 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 207 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the bur oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of South 3rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 3rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built between 1881 and 1884.

  1. Havemeyers & Elder Filter, Pan and Finishing House Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 dog run
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  2. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  3. C'E Montessori School
    880 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    1,090 feet
  2. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Domino Park
    520 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    550 feet
  3. Berry Playground
    560 feet
Show all 5
  1. William Sheridan Playground
    640 feet
  2. Domino Park Dog Run
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along South 3rd Street or Wythe Avenue.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.