East 55th Street & Snyder Avenue
East 55th Street and Snyder Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 218 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Flatbush SDA School is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Snyder Av, is 520 feet away for the B7, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Snyder Av, 520 feet away, for the B7.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Snyder Av B7520 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- E 54 St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 5802 Church Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 218 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,594th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 120 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Snyder Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Snyder Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Oholei Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5760 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- Flatbush SDA School940 feet
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- Youngermusik Preschool, ages 2 to 5880 feet
- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy School970 feet
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green School970 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 310/Ladder 174 Fire station1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 54th Street & Snyder Avenue 260 feet
- East 56th Street & Snyder Avenue 270 feet
- Kings Highway & Snyder Avenue 500 feet
- East 53rd Street & Snyder Avenue 530 feet
- East 57th Street & Snyder Avenue 550 feet
- East 55th Street & Tilden Avenue 710 feet
- Church Avenue & East 55th Street 740 feet
- Snyder Avenue & East 58th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along East 55th Street or Snyder Avenue.