Fort Hamilton Parkway & 39th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 39th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 9 Av D0.3 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, 120 feet away, for the B35.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B35 · Shelter120 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 37 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy 12 docks in all550 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station1,290 feet
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 25 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 11 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, May 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2025
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
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the goldenrain tree.
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 October 2014 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 7 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5230 feet
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School310 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 5580 feet
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- Mesivta Meor Hatorah School580 feet
- West Brooklyn Community High School770 feet
- Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School840 feet
- Little Roses Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5960 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph School1,050 feet
- Hello Kiddie Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,150 feet
- Talmud Torah Sanz Klausenburg School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,160 feet
- Bais Esther School 3 School1,270 feet
- Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,310 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship430 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1021 38th Street Older adult center990 feet
Supermarkets
- KRM Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 40th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 38th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 41st Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 37th Street 530 feet
- 12th Avenue & 39th Street 710 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 36th Street 780 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 42nd Street 790 feet
- 39th Street & 10th Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along 39th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.