14th Avenue & 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 56th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Talmud Torah Lelov is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
14 Av/56 St · B16
Within a walk
34 places
17 religious buildings, 10 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 56th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St D
    900 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    1,150 feet
    D N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/56 St, 100 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 Av/56 St B16
    100 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 14th Avenue.

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 56th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 56th Street

  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8:30AM-10:30AM 2PM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Talmud Torah Lelov School
    680 feet
  3. Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School
    710 feet
Show all 16
  1. United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  2. Kiddie City Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    760 feet
  3. Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  4. Special Education Associates Preschool
    890 feet
  5. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    960 feet
  6. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    990 feet
  7. Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
  8. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School
    1,030 feet
  9. Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School
    1,050 feet
  10. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    1,140 feet
  11. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    1,220 feet
  12. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    1,230 feet
  13. Carrie Mastronardi Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    750 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    990 feet
  2. St Frances de Chantal RC Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 56th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.