Linden Boulevard & East 56th Street
Linden Boulevard and East 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Kade Ashton Tyler Lewin Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Church Av/E 56 St, is 730 feet away for the B35, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Church Av/E 56 St, 730 feet away, for the B35.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Church Av/E 56 St B35730 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 54 St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 5802 Church Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Kade Ashton Tyler Lewin Way, a co-naming enacted on August 14, 2022 (Local Law 81 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Kade Ashton Tyler Lewin Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 56th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 56th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Einstein Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- Faces of the Future Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
- United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,050 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & East 55th Street 270 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 57th Street 270 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 54th Street 530 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 58th Street 530 feet
- East 56th Street & Lenox Road 560 feet
- Church Avenue & East 56th Street 610 feet
- Kings Highway & Linden Boulevard 740 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 53rd Street 800 feet
See every intersection along East 56th Street or Linden Boulevard.