Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The School for Future Leaders is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 130 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy N130 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- 8 Av N0.3 milesN
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 Fort Hamilton Pkwy/62 St, 50 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/62 St B1650 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1105 60th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 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
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11219
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Borough Park
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 62nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 62nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- The School for Future Leaders School150 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K460 feet
- P.S. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School920 feet
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- Wise Kidz Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
- Okie Dokie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
- P.S. 105 the Blythebourne School1,300 feet
- Apex Training Alliance Trade or language school1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Leif Ericson Park1,160 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch910 feet
Supermarkets
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fei Long Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 19 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 62nd Street & 10th Avenue 240 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 61st Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 63rd Street 270 feet
- 61st Street & 10th Avenue 460 feet
- 63rd Street & 10th Avenue 500 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 64th Street 530 feet
- 62nd Street & 9th Avenue 540 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 60th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.