Avenue K & East 56th Street
Avenue K and East 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob Joffe Fields is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/E 58 St, is 510 feet away for the BM1, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/E 58 St, 510 feet away, for the BM1.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/E 58 St BM1510 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field580 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 57th Street 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 55th Street 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 58th Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 54th Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 59th Street 790 feet
- Avenue K & East 53rd Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 56th Street 830 feet
- Avenue J & East 56th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 56th Street.