4th Avenue & 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 56th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church is 100 feet away, and the Battalion 40/Engine 201/Ladder 114 firehouse is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
55 St/4 Av · B11
Within a walk
12 places
9 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 56th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    730 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St N, R
    730 feet
    N R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2017) by Mickalene Thomas at the 53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 55 St/4 Av, 430 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St/4 Av B11
    430 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 57 St & 4 Ave 22 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
84 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1915.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 56th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 56th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 313466.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 244 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1894 and 1898.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    150 feet
  2. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    100 feet
  2. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    430 feet
  3. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    580 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    590 feet
  2. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 40/Engine 201/Ladder 114 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 32 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 56th Street.

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