Sterling Drive & Pence Street
Sterling Drive and Pence Street meet at a three-way junction in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The memorial wall “John N. LaCorte” is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 4 Av/100 St, is 0.3 miles away for the B16 and B37, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/100 St, 0.3 miles away, for the B16 and B37.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 4 Av/100 St B16, B370.3 milesB16 B37
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
- B37 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 101 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy 12 docks in all940 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Gowanus Expressway & John Warren Avenue, 560 feet by car along the streets.
- 579 92nd Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 221 Washington Drive Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 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
- 50
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fort Hamilton
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 80 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1940.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1825 and 1831.
- Fort Hamilton Casemate Fort Designated landmark400 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in John Paul Jones Park.
- John N. LaCorte Memorial wall by Albino Manca, 2004380 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 monument or memorial
- 1 older adult center
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- John J Carty Park770 feet
- John Paul Jones Park930 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle Listed historic place510 feet
- Dover Patrol Monument Monument or memorial1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fort Hamilton Senior Center Older adult center950 feet
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Sterling Drive & John Warren Avenue 420 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & John Warren Avenue 560 feet
- John Warren Avenue & Schum Avenue 720 feet
- White Avenue & Pence Street 770 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & John Warren Avenue 860 feet
- White Avenue & John Warren Avenue 970 feet
- 101st Street & Jackson Court 1,050 feet
- White Avenue & Marshall Drive 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Pence Street or Sterling Drive.