Fort Hamilton Parkway & 73rd Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 73rd 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. McKinley Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fort Hamilton Pkwy/73 St, is 120 feet away for the B16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/73 St, 120 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/73 St B16120 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 10 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 station0.6 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 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.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 90 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 259 William McKinley School210 feet
- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5460 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 7415 Fort Hamilton Parkway Pre-K center580 feet
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- St Ephrem Catholic Academy School650 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park70 feet
- McKinley Park Playground920 feet
Houses of worship
- St Ephrems Church House of worship460 feet
- Bethany Lutheran Church House of worship1,240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and eight 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 & 74th Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 72nd Street 270 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 71st Street 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bay Ridge Parkway 550 feet
- 73rd Street & 10th Avenue 770 feet
- 7th Avenue & 8th Avenue 780 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 70th Street 790 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 76th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.