Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway
Fort Hamilton Parkway and Gowanus Expressway (Exit 18) meet at a four-way crossing in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Tom McDonald Triangle is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 86 St R0.5 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- R …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Heydays” (2011) by Amy Bennett at the 86 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/83 St, 550 feet away, for the B16 and B70.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/83 St B16, B70550 feetB16 B70
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
- B70 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all1,080 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1,160 feet by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station710 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 countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are 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 1921 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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, 1970230 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
- Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park School870 feet
- Redeemer-St. John's Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tom McDonald Triangle560 feet
- Dan Ross Playground820 feet
- McKinley Park1,080 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 signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 81st Street 140 feet
- 7th Avenue & 81st Street 280 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway 290 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 80th Street 410 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 83rd Street 510 feet
- 7th Avenue & 82nd Street 560 feet
- 6th Avenue & 83rd Street 650 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Fort Hamilton Parkway or Gowanus Expressway.