Gowanus Expressway & Gowanus Exwpy Overpass 79th Street
Gowanus Expressway and Gowanus Exwpy Overpass 79th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park Playground is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 7 Av Service Rd South/79 St, is 290 feet away for the B16 and B70, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av Service Rd South/79 St, 290 feet away, for the B16 and B70.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av Service Rd South/79 St B16, B70290 feetB16 B70
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
- B70 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 78 St 12 docks in all920 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.
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 three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is 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 1924 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 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, 1970690 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park School510 feet
- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,190 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 7415 Fort Hamilton Parkway Pre-K center1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park330 feet
- Dan Ross Playground730 feet
- McKinley Park Playground1,180 feet
Show all 4
- Tom McDonald Triangle1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- St Ephrems Church House of worship1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at Gowanus Expressway 170 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street at Gowanus Expressway 170 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway 250 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 78th Street 280 feet
- 7th Avenue & 78th Street 430 feet
- 7th Avenue & 80th Street 430 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 77th Street 480 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street 550 feet
See every intersection along Gowanus Expressway or Gowanus Exwpy Overpass 79th Street.