What is the Fort Hamilton Army Base?

Fort Hamilton is the U.S. Army installation that gives the neighborhood its name and is the only active-duty Army base in New York City. Established in the 1820s at the mouth of New York Harbor near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, it remains an active military facility supporting Army operations and personnel in the region. The base is a defining presence in the neighborhood, contributing to its stable, community-oriented character, though most of the surrounding area is ordinary residential blocks of homes and small buildings.