Gowanus Expressway & Hamilton Avenue at 14th Street

Gowanus Expressway, Hamilton Avenue and 14th Street meet at a six-way junction in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 279/Ladder 131 firehouse is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Smith-9 Sts
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Court St/Lorraine St · B57, B61
Within a walk
2 places
1 fire station and 1 park, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & Hamilton Avenue at 14th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.4 miles
    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. Prospect Av R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/Lorraine St, 0.3 miles away, for the B57 and B61.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/Lorraine St B57, B61
    0.3 miles
    B57 B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …
  2. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & 14 St 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Hamilton Avenue & 17th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 375 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72 and 78 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)

The streets

  • One of the streets is one-way

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and November 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 14th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 14th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM ALL DAYS

South side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built in 1908.

  1. Montauk Paint Manufacturing Company Building Designated landmark
    590 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Hamilton Avenue Bridge.

  1. Assent Ascent Light installation by Jim Conti, 2009
    660 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triangle Three Sixteen Park
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 279/Ladder 131 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and homes within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Street, Gowanus Expressway, Hamilton Avenue or Hamilton Place.

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