East 56th Street & Mill Lane
East 56th Street and Mill Lane meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Avenue N/E 56 St, is 530 feet away for the B41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat. About 800 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, 530 feet away, for the B41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue N/E 56 St B41530 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 55th Street & Mill Lane 300 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue O 420 feet
- Avenue N & East 56th Street 430 feet
- Avenue N & East 55th Street 610 feet
- East 57th Street & Avenue O 690 feet
- East 55th Street & Avenue O 690 feet
- Avenue N & East 57th Street 700 feet
- Avenue N & East 54th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along East 56th Street or Mill Lane.