East 56th Street & Snyder Avenue
East 56th Street and Snyder Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Snyder Av, is 250 feet away for the B7, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Snyder Av, 250 feet away, for the B7.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Snyder Av B7250 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- E 54 St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 5802 Church Avenue Gas station1,210 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 56th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 56th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Snyder Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Snyder Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Youngermusik Preschool, ages 2 to 5610 feet
- Flatbush SDA School680 feet
- Oholei Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,030 feet
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- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy School1,210 feet
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green School1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 and 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 & Snyder Avenue 230 feet
- East 55th Street & Snyder Avenue 270 feet
- East 57th Street & Snyder Avenue 280 feet
- Snyder Avenue & East 58th Street 530 feet
- East 54th Street & Snyder Avenue 530 feet
- Kings Highway & Tilden Avenue 710 feet
- Church Avenue & East 56th Street 740 feet
- East 59th Street & Snyder Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along East 56th Street or Snyder Avenue.