Fort Hamilton Parkway & 49th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 49th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 50 St, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 50 St D1,100 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D1,200 feetD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 49 St/11 Av, 310 feet away, for the B11.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 St/11 Av B11310 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 18 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 station0.3 miles
- 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 19 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
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022
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
- 85 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 1931.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
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
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2670 feet
- Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School700 feet
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School710 feet
Show all 4
- Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground860 feet
- Alben Square1,100 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice370 feet
- Maimonides Medical Center Hospital730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 26 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 50th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 48th Street 270 feet
- 49th Street & 10th Avenue 380 feet
- 49th Street & 11th Avenue 400 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 47th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 51st Street 530 feet
- 50th Street & 10th Avenue 590 feet
- 48th Street & 11th Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along 49th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.