5th Avenue & 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 56th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/56 St · B63
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 56th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 miles
    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 5 Av/56 St, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/56 St B63
    110 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 St & 5 Ave 28 docks in all
    310 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.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

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
113 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 56th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 56th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302355 and 310151.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 246 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1894 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
    650 feet
  2. Franklin Career Institute Trade or language school
    650 feet
  3. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    860 feet
  2. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Playground
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  3. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    150 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    590 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 56th Street or 5th Avenue.

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