Fort Hamilton Parkway & East 4th Street

Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 4th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. East 4th Street Community Garden (Windsor Terrace Kensington Veterans Memorial) is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them playgrounds, and 11 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
690 feet · 3 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Caton Av/E 4 St · B16
Within a walk
9 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Hamilton Parkway & East 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G
    690 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Church Av F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Caton Av/E 4 St, 540 feet away, for the B16.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Caton Av/E 4 St B16
    540 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Fort Hamilton Parkway.

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy & E 2 St 19 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3116 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    830 feet
  2. 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
39
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Windsor Terrace-South Slope
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1953.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Fort Hamilton Parkway

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Fort Hamilton Parkway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Greenwood Playground.

  1. Sixty First District Memorial Statue by Charles Keck, 1922
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Windsor Terrace Little Learners Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    310 feet
  2. P.S. 130 the Parkside School
    560 feet
  3. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15.2 School
    570 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East 4th Street Community Garden (Windsor Terrace Kensington Veterans Memorial) Garden
    150 feet
  2. Greenwood Playground
    320 feet
  3. Sherman Street Sitting Area Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Windsor Terrace Library
    290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church House of worship
    160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Mannan Halal Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 4th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.