East 56th Street & Avenue D
East 56th Street and Avenue D meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nazareth Regional High School is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue D, is 540 feet away for the B7, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue D, 540 feet away, for the B7.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue D B7540 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue D
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 museum
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Ebenezer Preparatory School /Ebenezer Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5640 feet
- Birch Family Services - Nazareth Ctr School740 feet
- Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School740 feet
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- Nazareth Regional High School740 feet
- Ebenezer Prep School870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harry Maze Playground60 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Wyckoff House Museum1,080 feet
- Pieter Wyckoff House Listed historic place1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue D & East 55th Street 270 feet
- East 57th Street & Avenue D 280 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue D 510 feet
- Avenue D & East 54th Street 540 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 58th Street 620 feet
- Kings Highway & East 55th Street 680 feet
- East 56th Street & Whitty Lane 730 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue D 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue D or East 56th Street.