Fort Hamilton Parkway & 47th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 47th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Maimonides Medical Center is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D670 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D1,290 feetD
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, 850 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 St/11 Av B11850 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station1,020 feet
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in 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)
- Borough Park
- Elevation
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 1925.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.
- 16 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K600 feet
- Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5780 feet
- Darkei Chaim School980 feet
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- P.S. 131 Brooklyn School1,150 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,150 feet
- Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School1,190 feet
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School1,200 feet
- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,200 feet
- Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School1,230 feet
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alben Square570 feet
- Brizzi Playground1,220 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice900 feet
- Maimonides Medical Center Hospital1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 21 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 of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 48th Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 46th Street 270 feet
- 47th Street & 11th Avenue 310 feet
- 47th Street & 10th Avenue 470 feet
- 46th Street & 11th Avenue 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 49th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 45th Street 530 feet
- 48th Street & 11th Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 47th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.