7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at Gowanus Expressway
The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Gowanus Expressway is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Ephrems Church is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fort Hamilton Pkwy/7 Av, is 140 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. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/7 Av, 140 feet away, for the B16.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/7 Av B16140 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 78 St 12 docks in all1,090 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 100 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 cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Four 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 1924 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
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 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 7th Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM
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, 1970730 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 School340 feet
- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,020 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 7415 Fort Hamilton Parkway Pre-K center1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park160 feet
- Dan Ross Playground900 feet
- McKinley Park Playground1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- St Ephrems Church House of worship1,020 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
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway 80 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 78th Street 100 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Gowanus Exwpy Overpass 79th Street 170 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 77th Street 310 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street at Gowanus Expressway 340 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street 380 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 76th Street 570 feet
- 7th Avenue & 78th Street 600 feet
See every intersection along 7th Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway, Gowanus Expressway or Gowanus Exwpy Overpass 79th Street.