Gowanus Expressway & Bay Ridge Parkway
Gowanus Expressway and Bay Ridge Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/7 Av, is 150 feet away for the B4 and B70, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/7 Av, 150 feet away, for the B4 and B70.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/7 Av B4, B70150 feetB4 B70
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
- B70 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bay Ridge Parkway.
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 74 St 12 docks in all1,170 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 802 65th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 May 2025.
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 four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 7415 Fort Hamilton Parkway Pre-K center820 feet
- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5830 feet
- J.H.S. 259 William McKinley School1,260 feet
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- St Ephrem Catholic Academy School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park190 feet
- McKinley Park Playground250 feet
Houses of worship
- Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church House of worship340 feet
- St Ephrems Church House of worship830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 7th Avenue & Bay Ridge Parkway 130 feet
- 7th Avenue & 76th Street 450 feet
- 7th Avenue & 74th Street 450 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bay Ridge Parkway 610 feet
- 7th Avenue & 8th Avenue 710 feet
- 7th Avenue & 77th Street 720 feet
- 6th Avenue & Bay Ridge Parkway 730 feet
- 7th Avenue & 73rd Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Bay Ridge Parkway or Gowanus Expressway.