Fort Hamilton Parkway & 52nd Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 50 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.4 milesD
- 55 St D0.5 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, 650 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B11650 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 43 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 86 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 6 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 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School300 feet
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 5590 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School650 feet
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- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2680 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
- Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,050 feet
- Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground60 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice840 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 930 53rd Street Older adult center1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 52nd Street & 10th Avenue 240 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 51st Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 53rd Street 270 feet
- 51st Street & 10th Avenue 500 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 54th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 50th Street 530 feet
- 52nd Street & 11th Avenue 550 feet
- 50th Street & 10th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 52nd Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.