Fort Hamilton Parkway & 63rd Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 63rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Leif Ericson Park is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1927, 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, 390 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy N390 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/64 St, 180 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/64 St B16180 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 8 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.
- 802 65th 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1927.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 4 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 listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The School for Future Leaders School280 feet
- P.S. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School650 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K720 feet
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- Okie Dokie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- Wise Kidz Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Leif Ericson Park900 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch650 feet
Supermarkets
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket1,180 feet
- Fei Long Market Supermarket1,230 feet
- Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 64th Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street 270 feet
- 63rd Street & 10th Avenue 290 feet
- 63rd Street & 9th Avenue 490 feet
- 62nd Street & 10th Avenue 510 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 61st Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 65th Street 550 feet
- 64th Street & 10th Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along 63rd Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.