8th Avenue & 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and 56th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Second Evangelical Free Church is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 113 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
16 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
8 Av/55 St · B70
Within a walk
18 places
8 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th 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, 160 feet away, for the B70.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 St & 7 Ave 25 docks in all
    1,060 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 802 65th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
43
Police precinct
66 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
80 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 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 8th Avenue (west side).

North side of 56th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 56th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303064, 311235, 311558, 312488, 312823 and 338318.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Athena Scholars Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  3. 763 Training Center Trade or language school
    760 feet
Show all 9
  1. Brooklyn Elite Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  2. Stuart School of Career Technology Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  3. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  4. Long Xing Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  5. Pekka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  6. Happy Dragon - Brooklyn School
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Iglesia Emmanuel Piedra Viva Iglesia Church House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Second Evangelical Free Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Ridge Post Office
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 113 places to eat and 36 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 8th Avenue.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.