Avenue M & East 56th Street
Avenue M and East 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mary Queen Heaven Church is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue N/E 56 St, is 1,000 feet away for the B41, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue N/E 56 St, 1,000 feet away, for the B41.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue N/E 56 St B411,000 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2022.
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
- 14 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 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of East 56th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Mary Queen Heaven Church House of worship170 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change 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 M & East 57th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 55th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 54th Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 58th Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 59th Street 790 feet
- Avenue M & East 53rd Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 56th Street 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 56th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 56th Street.