Fort Hamilton Parkway & 57th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 57th 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. Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy N1,270 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
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 57 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 50 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 57 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B1650 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 57 St & 7 Ave 22 docks in all0.5 miles
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 station0.3 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two 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.
- 6 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
- 74 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Redmond' American linden and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 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
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Wise Kidz Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K330 feet
- American Institute of Science & Tech Trade or language school410 feet
- P.S. 105 the Blythebourne School710 feet
Show all 11
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 5740 feet
- Golden Sunrise Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School850 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
- Zichron Yehuda-Bais Simcha School960 feet
- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
- Pekka Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
- Cuddlesome Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Israel Boro Park Congregation House of worship920 feet
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 15 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 & 58th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 56th Street 270 feet
- 58th Street & 10th Avenue 310 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 59th Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 55th Street 530 feet
- 59th Street & 10th Avenue 570 feet
- 57th Street & 9th Avenue 780 feet
- 57th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 57th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.