Fort Hamilton Parkway & 48th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 48th 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. Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D940 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D1,190 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, 580 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 St/11 Av B11580 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station1,280 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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 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 October 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
- 87 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 1928.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 48th Street
- Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.
- 15 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 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-K860 feet
- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2940 feet
- Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School960 feet
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- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School970 feet
- Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,050 feet
- Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School1,100 feet
- Darkei Chaim School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alben Square840 feet
- Rappaport Playground1,120 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice630 feet
- Maimonides Medical Center Hospital730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 22 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 47th Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 49th Street 270 feet
- 48th Street & 11th Avenue 350 feet
- 48th Street & 10th Avenue 420 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 46th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 50th Street 530 feet
- 47th Street & 11th Avenue 570 feet
- 49th Street & 11th Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 48th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.