Avenue L & East 56th Street
Avenue L and East 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob Joffe Fields is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue L, is 1,090 feet away for the B47 and BM1, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue L, 1,090 feet away, for the B47 and BM1.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue L B47, BM11,090 feetB47 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
- BM1 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 335324.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 field
- 1 older adult center
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field680 feet
Houses of worship
- Mary Queen Heaven Church House of worship970 feet
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center1,050 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center1,170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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:
- Avenue L & East 55th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 57th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 54th Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 58th Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 59th Street 790 feet
- Avenue L & East 53rd Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 56th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 56th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 56th Street.