7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 78th Street
The five-way junction of 7th Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 78th Street is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park is 120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fort Hamilton Pkwy/7 Av, is 90 feet away for the B16, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/7 Av, 90 feet away, for the B16.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/7 Av B1690 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 7th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway.
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 78 St 12 docks in all1,190 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 200 feet by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 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 May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 67 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and March 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 78th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 78th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of 7th Avenue
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 7th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Coffey Square.
- Coffey Square Stele, 1970760 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park School230 feet
- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5980 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 7415 Fort Hamilton Parkway Pre-K center1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park120 feet
- Dan Ross Playground1,010 feet
- McKinley Park Playground1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- St Ephrems Church House of worship980 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway 30 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at Gowanus Expressway 100 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 77th Street 260 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Gowanus Exwpy Overpass 79th Street 280 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street 280 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street at Gowanus Expressway 450 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 76th Street 530 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 80th Street 550 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street, 7th Avenue or Fort Hamilton Parkway.