Battery Avenue & Fort Hill Place
Battery Avenue and Fort Hill Place meet at a three-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 92 St/7 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the B8 and B70, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 92 St/7 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B8 and B70.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 92 St/7 Av B8, B70 · Shelter0.3 milesB8 B70
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
- B70 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 92 St 16 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 579 92nd Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 221 Washington Drive Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 March 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Battery Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Fort Hill Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Fort Hill Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Dahlgren Place & Fort Hill Place 290 feet
- Poly Place & Battery Avenue 1,030 feet
- Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway 1,040 feet
- 92nd Street & Battery Avenue 1,080 feet
- Grimes Road West & Hamilton Circle 1,140 feet
- Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway 1,190 feet
- Grimes Road West & Hamilton Manor 1,280 feet
- Grimes Road North & Grimes Road West 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Battery Avenue or Fort Hill Place.