East 56th Street & Remsen Avenue
East 56th Street and Remsen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 219 Kennedy-King is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Clarkson Av, is 190 feet away for the B17, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Clarkson Av, 190 feet away, for the B17.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Clarkson Av B17190 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clarkson Ave & E 91 St 12 docks in all350 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1143 Clarkson Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four 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 seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Remsen Village
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1945.
Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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 between May 2021 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 56th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 56th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 570 feet
- Einstein Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
- P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus School1,040 feet
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- Lamad Academy Charter School1,080 feet
- P.S. 219 Kennedy-King School1,080 feet
- Lamad Averne Academy Charter School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kennedy King Playground1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket840 feet
- Green Village Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and seven food stores.
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Remsen Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 90 feet
- East 56th Street & Clarkson Avenue 190 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 240 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 91st Street 360 feet
- Remsen Avenue & East 55th Street 440 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 55th Street 450 feet
- East 57th Street & Remsen Avenue 490 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Winthrop Street 520 feet
See every intersection along East 56th Street or Remsen Avenue.