East 5th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway at Pedestrian Overpass

East 5th Street, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Pedestrian Overpass meet at a five-way junction in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenwood Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Safety record
13 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
410 feet · 2 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Caton Av/E 5 St · B16
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 5th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway at Pedestrian Overpass Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G
    410 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Church Av F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Caton Av/E 5 St, 620 feet away, for the B16.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Caton Av/E 5 St B16
    620 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Fort Hamilton Parkway.

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy & E 2 St 19 docks in all
    880 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3116 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    1,110 feet
  2. 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
39
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Windsor Terrace-South Slope

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 1953.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Fort Hamilton Parkway

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Fort Hamilton Parkway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built in 1895.

  1. Firehouse, Engine Company 40 and Hook & Ladder Company 21 Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Greenwood Playground.

  1. Sixty First District Memorial Statue by Charles Keck, 1922
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 130 the Parkside School
    280 feet
  2. Windsor Terrace Little Learners Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  3. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15.2 School
    850 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greenwood Playground
    50 feet
  2. East 4th Street Community Garden (Windsor Terrace Kensington Veterans Memorial) Garden
    310 feet
  3. Sherman Street Sitting Area Playground
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Captain John McKenna, IV Park
    1,090 feet
  2. Machate Circle
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Windsor Terrace Library
    170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church House of worship
    190 feet
  2. Holy Apostles Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Mannan Halal Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 5th Street, Fort Hamilton Parkway or Pedestrian Overpass.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.