Fort Hamilton Parkway & 53rd Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 53rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 160 William T. Sampson is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and nine 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 eight 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
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy N0.4 milesN
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, 910 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B11910 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 17 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 station0.5 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more 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 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)
- Borough Park
- Elevation
- 88 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 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 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 5320 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School390 feet
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School560 feet
Show all 8
- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2940 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
- Cuddlesome Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,160 feet
- Pekka Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground50 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 930 53rd Street Older adult center800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 54th Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 52nd Street 270 feet
- 52nd Street & 10th Avenue 500 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 55th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 51st Street 530 feet
- 53rd Street & 11th Avenue 590 feet
- 51st Street & 10th Avenue 760 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 56th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.