55th Street & 1st Avenue
The three-way junction of 55th Street and 1st Avenue is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 1 Av/56 St, is 280 feet away for the B11, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/56 St, 280 feet away, for the B11.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 1 Av/56 St B11280 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 57 St & 1 Ave 27 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,070 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 30 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1901.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 1st Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 hospitals
- 2 parks
- 1 career or business center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 140 58th Street Pre-K center950 feet
- Colony-South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Martin Luther Playground820 feet
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 Park1,130 feet
- Bush Terminal Piers Park1,300 feet
Health care
- Calvary Hospital590 feet
- NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Hospital590 feet
Community centers and public services
- Brooklyn Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Street & 1st Avenue 260 feet
- 56th Street & 1st Avenue 260 feet
- 57th Street & 1st Avenue 520 feet
- 53rd Street & 1st Avenue 520 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 55th Street 780 feet
- 52nd Street & 1st Avenue 780 feet
- 58th Street & 1st Avenue 800 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 56th Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 1st Avenue or 55th Street.