East 56th Street & Avenue O
East 56th Street and Avenue O 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. The nearest bus stop, Avenue N/E 56 St, is 950 feet away for the B41, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue N/E 56 St, 950 feet away, for the B41.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue N/E 56 St B41950 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1955.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 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 May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue O
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
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, 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 57th Street & Avenue O 270 feet
- East 55th Street & Avenue O 270 feet
- East 56th Street & Mill Lane 420 feet
- Avenue O & East 58th Street 530 feet
- East 54th Street & Avenue O 530 feet
- East 55th Street & Mill Lane 720 feet
- East 56th Street & Fillmore Avenue 780 feet
- Avenue O & East 59th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 56th Street.