East 66th Street & 56th Drive
East 66th Street and 56th Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, E 66 St/56 Dr, is 80 feet away for the B100 and BM1. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 37 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 E 66 St/56 Dr, 80 feet away, for the B100 and BM1.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 66 St/56 Dr B100, BM180 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.8 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Mill Basin Daycare Center Pre-K950 feet
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 65th Street & 56th Drive 270 feet
- Whitman Drive & 56th Drive 270 feet
- East 66th Street & Riviera Drive 500 feet
- East 64th Street & 56th Drive 530 feet
- 56th Drive & Arkansas Drive 530 feet
- East 66th Street & Dakota Place 680 feet
- National Drive & 56th Drive 780 feet
- East 63rd Street & 56th Drive 790 feet
See every intersection along 56th Drive or East 66th Street.