Fort Hamilton Parkway & 56th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Israel Boro Park Congregation is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 14 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 six 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 D0.5 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, 150 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B16150 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.9 miles 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 cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, April 2021
- 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
- 81 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 1925.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- 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 listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School580 feet
- Wise Kidz Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K600 feet
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- American Institute of Science & Tech Trade or language school670 feet
- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- Pekka Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- Cuddlesome Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5950 feet
- P.S. 105 the Blythebourne School970 feet
- Golden Sunrise Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- Zichron Yehuda-Bais Simcha School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground850 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Israel Boro Park Congregation House of worship720 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 55th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 57th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 54th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 58th Street 530 feet
- 58th Street & 10th Avenue 570 feet
- 56th Street & 11th Avenue 730 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 53rd Street 790 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 59th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.