Fort Hamilton Parkway & 72nd Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 72nd 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. St Ephrems Church is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fort Hamilton Pkwy/72 St, is 110 feet away for the B16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/72 St, 110 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/72 St B16110 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 74 St 12 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 802 65th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 87 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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 259 William McKinley School470 feet
- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5720 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 7415 Fort Hamilton Parkway Pre-K center850 feet
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- St Ephrem Catholic Academy School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park330 feet
- McKinley Park Playground1,180 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- McKinley Park Library1,050 feet
Houses of worship
- St Ephrems Church House of worship720 feet
- Bethany Lutheran Church House of worship1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center800 feet
Supermarkets
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket1,250 feet
- EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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 & 71st Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 73rd Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 74th Street 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 70th Street 530 feet
- 72nd Street & 10th Avenue 720 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bay Ridge Avenue 790 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bay Ridge Parkway 810 feet
- 72nd Street & 8th Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.