Fort Hamilton Parkway & 55th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 225 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Rappaport Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about seven 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 ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy N0.3 milesN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- 55 St D0.4 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “There is Magic Underneath It All” (2019) by María Berrío at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 56 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 410 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B16410 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 St & 7 Ave 25 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1105 60th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 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 January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 225 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,583rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 89 more were issued.
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
- 88 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 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.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 55th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 55th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
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
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 5210 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School320 feet
- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K570 feet
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- Pekka Preschool, ages 2 to 5650 feet
- Cuddlesome Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5740 feet
- Wise Kidz Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
- American Institute of Science & Tech Trade or language school940 feet
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School1,090 feet
- P.S. 105 the Blythebourne School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground580 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Israel Boro Park Congregation House of worship940 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 930 53rd Street Older adult center1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 17 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 56th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 54th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 53rd Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 57th Street 530 feet
- 55th Street & 11th Avenue 690 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 58th Street 790 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 52nd Street 790 feet
- 58th Street & 10th Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 55th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.