Fort Hamilton Parkway & 74th Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 74th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. J.H.S. 259 William McKinley is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fort Hamilton Pkwy/74 St, is 120 feet away for the B16 and B64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/74 St, 120 feet away, for the B16 and B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/74 St B16, B64 · Shelter120 feetB16 B64
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
- B64 …
Cycling
- 5 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, 1,240 feet by car along the streets.
- 802 65th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five 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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5240 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 7415 Fort Hamilton Parkway Pre-K center320 feet
- J.H.S. 259 William McKinley School360 feet
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- St Ephrem Catholic Academy School380 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park50 feet
- McKinley Park Playground650 feet
Houses of worship
- St Ephrems Church House of worship240 feet
- Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church House of worship1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five 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 & 73rd Street 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bay Ridge Parkway 290 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 72nd Street 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 76th Street 570 feet
- 7th Avenue & Bay Ridge Parkway 770 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 71st Street 790 feet
- 74th Street & 10th Avenue 820 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 77th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.