Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway
Dahlgren Place and Gowanus Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Maimonides Health Bay Ridge Emergency Department is 1,240 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 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1953, 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
1 line- R …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 92 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 760 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 · Shelter760 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 all920 feet
By car
A ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound starts at this corner.
- 8521 7th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 January 2019.
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)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1953.
Trees
Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 5840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park1,210 feet
Health care
- Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,130 feet
- Maimonides Health Bay Ridge Emergency Department Hospital1,240 feet
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:
- 92nd Street & Dahlgren Place 270 feet
- 90th Street & Dahlgren Place 310 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 92nd Street 400 feet
- Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway 490 feet
- 92nd Street & Gatling Place 560 feet
- 92nd Street & Battery Avenue 570 feet
- 92nd Street & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 600 feet
- 90th Street & Battery Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along Dahlgren Place or Gowanus Expressway.