Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bills Place
Fort Hamilton Parkway and Bills Place meet at a three-way junction in Kensington, Brooklyn, at the edge of Green-Wood Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 9,984 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Albemarle Playground is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Church Av F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G0.5 milesF G
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Caton Av/McDonald Av, 880 feet away, for the B16.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Caton Av/McDonald Av B16 · Shelter880 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Dahill Rd & 12 Ave 22 docks in all940 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 20 Caton Avenue Gas station780 feet
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 9,984 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 60th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 4,715 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 66 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kensington; the corner is on the edge of the Green-Wood Cemetery area
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1931 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Fort Hamilton Parkway
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as High Victorian Gothic. They were built between 1876 and 1877.
- Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Residence) Designated landmark260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Visitors' Lounge) Designated landmark340 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Mesivta Meor Hatorah 2 School1,110 feet
- P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Albemarle Playground930 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Micieli Place 240 feet
- Minna Street & Bills Place 280 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Caton Avenue 400 feet
- Minna Street & Micieli Place 520 feet
- Dahill Road & Caton Avenue 530 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Dahill Road Bike Link 540 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Chester Avenue 690 feet
- Dahill Road & Minna Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Bills Place or Fort Hamilton Parkway.