Flatlands Avenue & East 56th Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 251 Paerdegat is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 57 St, is 280 feet away for the B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 57 St, 280 feet away, for the B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 57 St B82280 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station880 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2023
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1966.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 56th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of East 56th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & East 55th Street 330 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 57th Street 330 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue I 420 feet
- Avenue J & East 56th Street 440 feet
- East 57th Street & Avenue I 550 feet
- Avenue J & East 55th Street 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 54th Street 650 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue I 660 feet
See every intersection along East 56th Street or Flatlands Avenue.