Fort Hamilton Parkway Explained

Fort Hamilton Parkway
Alternate Name:Fort Hamilton Avenue
Type:Parkway
Restrictions:No commercial vehicles
Maint:NYSDOT and NYCDOT
Length Mi:4.1
Direction A:Southwest
Terminus A:4th Avenue
Direction B:Northeast
Terminus B:Coney Island Avenue
Location:Brooklyn, New York
Status:Parkway

Fort Hamilton Parkway is a parkway in Brooklyn, New York. It runs for 4.1 miles from the neighborhood of Windsor Terrace to Bay Ridge, its southern end at the entrance to its namesake military base at Fort Hamilton.

History

Originally known as Fort Hamilton Avenue, it was renamed by the state legislature as a parkway in 1892, along with Bay Ridge Parkway and Bay Parkway, placing the road under the jurisdiction of the Brooklyn Parks Department.[1] The renaming was intended to boost the desirability of real estate along its route. The renaming was approved by the governor on May 17, 1892.[2] In contrast to Ocean Parkway and Eastern Parkway, while Fort Hamilton Parkway was paved in late 1896,[3] it was never given the widths or separated lanes of these two better-known Brooklyn parkways. In 1915, responsibility for this road was transferred from Parks to the Brooklyn Borough President.[4] Fort Hamilton Parkway is presently maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation, which maintains all streets in New York City.[5]

Parks along the route

As Fort Hamilton Parkway cuts diagonally through the local street grid, triangular intersections that are too small to be developed were designated as parks, including Bocchino-Dente Memorial Plaza and Lt. William E. Coffey Square. Other parks along its route include Greenwood Playground,[6] Leif Ericson Park,[7] McKinley Park,[8] Kathy Reilly Triangle,[9] Dan Ross Playground,[10] and John J. Carty Park.[11] Fort Hamilton Parkway is also the southeastern border of Green-Wood Cemetery, whose Fort Hamilton gate contains a landmarked cottage building.[12]

Transportation

Along its route, it shares its name with three stations of the New York City Subway:

Until 1975, there was another station also called Fort Hamilton Parkway on the now-demolished section of the BMT Culver Line.[13]

The following bus routes serve Fort Hamilton Parkway:

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: At the State Capital. March 27, 1892. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 13, 2017. 7.
  2. News: Three More Local Laws. May 18, 1892. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 13, 2017. 1.
  3. News: Park Extension. January 4, 1897. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 13, 2017. 2.
  4. Web site: Fort Hamilton Parkway. . The New York Times . January 24, 1915 . March 13, 2017.
  5. Web site: About DOT . . . December 31, 2013 . March 13, 2017.
  6. Web site: Greenwood Playground . . March 13, 2017.
  7. Web site: Leif Ericson Park . . March 13, 2017.
  8. Web site: McKinley Park . . March 13, 2017.
  9. Web site: Kathy Reilly Triangle . . March 13, 2017.
  10. Web site: Dan Ross Playground . . March 13, 2017.
  11. Web site: John J Carty Park . . March 13, 2017.
  12. Web site: We Have A Winner!. Richman. Jeff. March 24, 2014. Green-Wood. en-US. March 13, 2017.
  13. News: Fowler. Glenn. For Culver Shuttle It's the 11th Hour. September 5, 2016. The New York Times. April 27, 1975.
    News: Hanley. Robert. Brooklyn's Culver Shuttle Makes Festive Final Run. September 5, 2016. The New York Times. May 12, 1975.