Fort Hamilton Parkway & 37th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 3,775 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Mesivta Meor Hatorah is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 9 Av D0.4 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gardens of Fort Hamilton Parkway Station” (2012) by Portia Munson at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 39 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 650 feet away, for the B35.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B35 · Shelter650 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 37th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 37 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy 12 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3437 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station1,220 feet
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,775 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 220th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,622 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 66 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and March 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 schools
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5310 feet
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School390 feet
- Little Roses Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5440 feet
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- Mesivta Meor Hatorah School460 feet
- Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School480 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph School520 feet
- Mesivta Nesivas Hatalmud School1,030 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 51,110 feet
- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas School1,180 feet
- Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 51,250 feet
- West Brooklyn Community High School1,300 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship960 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1021 38th Street Older adult center870 feet
Supermarkets
- KRM Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 36th Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 38th Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 39th Street 530 feet
- 36th Street & Minna Street 560 feet
- 12th Avenue & 37th Street 610 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 40th Street 790 feet
- 12th Avenue & 36th Street 830 feet
- 12th Avenue & 38th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 37th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.