East 56th Street & Beverley Road
East 56th Street and Beverley Road meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Harry Maze Playground is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beverly Rd/Kings HWY, is 100 feet away for the B8, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beverly Rd/Kings HWY, 100 feet away, for the B8.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beverly Rd/Kings HWY B8 · Shelter100 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Beverley Rd & E 49 St 22 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 February 2022.
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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beverley Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Beverley Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 56th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy School890 feet
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green School890 feet
- I.S. 285 Meyer Levin School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harry Maze Playground1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & Beverley Road 160 feet
- East 55th Street & Beverley Road 270 feet
- East 57th Street & Beverley Road 270 feet
- Beverley Road & East 58th Street 530 feet
- East 54th Street & Beverley Road 530 feet
- Kings Highway & Tilden Avenue 680 feet
- East 56th Street & Clarendon Road 690 feet
- Beverley Road & East 59th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Beverley Road or East 56th Street.