Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway
Dahlgren Place and Gowanus Expressway (north) meet at a three-way junction in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Maimonides Health Bay Ridge Emergency Department is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge-95 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Ridge-95 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Bay Ridge-95 St R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is 92 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 730 feet away, for the B8, B70, S53, S79 SBS and S93.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 92 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B8, B70, S53, S79 SBS +1 · Shelter730 feetB8 B70 S53 S79 SBS S93
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
- B70 …
- S53 …
- S79 SBS …
- S93 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 92 St 16 docks in all890 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway, 490 feet by car along the streets.
- 579 92nd Street Gas station700 feet
- 9602 4th Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fort Hamilton
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the maidenhair tree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The Greek School of Plato Preschool, ages 2 to 5800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park1,270 feet
Health care
- Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,090 feet
- Maimonides Health Bay Ridge Emergency Department Hospital1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway 150 feet
- 92nd Street & Dahlgren Place 230 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 92nd Street 360 feet
- Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway 490 feet
- 92nd Street & Gatling Place 520 feet
- 92nd Street & Battery Avenue 530 feet
- 92nd Street & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 570 feet
- 90th Street & Dahlgren Place 800 feet
See every intersection along Dahlgren Place or Gowanus Expressway.