Fort Hamilton Parkway & 51st Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 51st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 160 William T. Sampson is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 50 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 50 St D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.3 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 50 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 380 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B11380 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.4 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 51st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 11 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School170 feet
- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2470 feet
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 5850 feet
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- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School920 feet
- Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School970 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground330 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice580 feet
- Maimonides Medical Center Hospital1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 50th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 52nd Street 270 feet
- 51st Street & 10th Avenue 280 feet
- 51st Street & 11th Avenue 500 feet
- 52nd Street & 10th Avenue 500 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 49th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 53rd Street 530 feet
- 50th Street & 10th Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along 51st Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.