Avenue T & East 56th Street
Avenue T and East 56th Street meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Fillmore Av/E 57 St, is 600 feet away for the B100, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fillmore Av/E 57 St, 600 feet away, for the B100.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fillmore Av/E 57 St B100600 feetB100
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2394 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 October 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)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 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
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue T
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 public space
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Lowe's Public space850 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center1,060 feet
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue T & Avenue S 230 feet
- Avenue T & Pearson Street 260 feet
- Avenue T & East 55th Street 260 feet
- East 56th Street & Fillmore Avenue 430 feet
- Avenue T & East 57th Street 440 feet
- Avenue S & East 54th Street 490 feet
- Avenue T & East 54th Street 530 feet
- East 57th Street & Fillmore Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Avenue T or East 56th Street.