East 63rd Street & 56th Drive
East 63rd Street and 56th Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, 56 Dr/E 63 St, is 70 feet away for the B100 and BM1. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Dr/E 63 St, 70 feet away, for the B100 and BM1.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Dr/E 63 St B100, BM170 feetB100 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
- BM1 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
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)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Mill Avenue & 56th Drive 260 feet
- East 64th Street & 56th Drive 260 feet
- East 65th Street & 56th Drive 520 feet
- Strickland Avenue & 56th Drive 590 feet
- Mill Avenue & East 57th Place 640 feet
- East 63rd Street & Mayfair Drive South 770 feet
- East 66th Street & 56th Drive 790 feet
- Strickland Avenue & East 57th Place 830 feet
See every intersection along 56th Drive or East 63rd Street.