Fort Hamilton Parkway & 45th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 45th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Alben Square is 390 feet away, and St Catherine Alexandria Church is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 140 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D140 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D0.3 milesD
- 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 49 St/11 Av, 1,300 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 St/11 Av B111,300 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 37 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy 12 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station490 feet
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11219
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38 and 44 (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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.
- 20 religious buildings
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 6 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5260 feet
- Darkei Chaim School450 feet
- Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K600 feet
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- P.S. 131 Brooklyn School620 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5620 feet
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School670 feet
- Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin School950 feet
- Bnei Yosel Preschool, ages 2 to 5980 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
- Bais Brocho D'Karlin Stolin HS School1,040 feet
- Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,180 feet
- Sunny Skies Pre-School # 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
- Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alben Square390 feet
- Brizzi Playground690 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 23 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & New Utrecht Avenue 170 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 45th Street 170 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 11th Avenue 230 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 46th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 44th Street 270 feet
- 44th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 290 feet
- 46th Street & 11th Avenue 430 feet
- 46th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 470 feet
See every intersection along 45th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.