Fort Hamilton Parkway & 81st Street
Fort Hamilton Parkway and 81st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dan Ross Playground is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 7 Av/79 St, is 560 feet away for the B16, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/79 St, 560 feet away, for the B16.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av/79 St B16560 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all1,220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station560 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Coffey Square.
- Coffey Square Stele, 197090 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park School730 feet
- Redeemer-St. John's Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
- Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tom McDonald Triangle700 feet
- McKinley Park940 feet
- Dan Ross Playground950 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 7th Avenue & 81st Street 140 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway 140 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 80th Street 270 feet
- 7th Avenue & 82nd Street 420 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway 430 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street 540 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 83rd Street 650 feet
- 7th Avenue & 83rd Street 700 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.