Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway
Fort Hamilton Parkway and Gowanus Expressway (Exit 19) meet at a six-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The stele “Coffey Square” is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 86 St R0.4 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, 260 feet away, for the B16 and B70.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/83 St B16, B70260 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 all790 feet
By car
A ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound starts at this corner.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station1,000 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 December 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three 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 1922 and 1928.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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, 1970520 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K530 feet
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park School1,160 feet
- Ms. Jenn's Little Achievers II Preschool, ages 2 to 51,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tom McDonald Triangle270 feet
- Dan Ross Playground520 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 83rd Street 220 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway 290 feet
- 6th Avenue & 83rd Street 360 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 81st Street 430 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 84th Street 470 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 82nd Street 490 feet
- 7th Avenue & 81st Street 570 feet
- 6th Avenue & 82nd Street 630 feet
See every intersection along Fort Hamilton Parkway or Gowanus Expressway.