East 56th Street & Fillmore Avenue
East 56th Street and Fillmore Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Fillmore Av/E 57 St, is 240 feet away for the B100, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1955, 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, 240 feet away, for the B100.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fillmore Av/E 57 St B100240 feetB100
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2255 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1955.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 space1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 57th Street & Fillmore Avenue 270 feet
- East 55th Street & Fillmore Avenue 270 feet
- Avenue T & East 57th Street 400 feet
- Avenue T & East 56th Street 430 feet
- Avenue T & Fillmore Avenue 470 feet
- Avenue T & Pearson Street 480 feet
- East 54th Street & Fillmore Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue T & East 58th Street 580 feet
See every intersection along East 56th Street or Fillmore Avenue.