7th Avenue & 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and 56th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rainbow Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 84 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
8 Av/55 St · B70
Within a walk
14 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 56th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/55 St, 940 feet away, for the B70.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/55 St B70
    940 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 7th Avenue.

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 St & 7 Ave 25 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6418 7th 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
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 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 June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
43
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
107 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 56th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 56th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304621, 311235, 312823 and 338316.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Elite Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  3. Happy Dragon - Brooklyn School
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  2. 763 Training Center Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  3. Long Xing Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  4. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Playground
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Iglesia Emmanuel Piedra Viva Iglesia Church House of worship
    250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Ridge Post Office
    200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and 40 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 56th Street or 7th Avenue.

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