Mill Avenue & 56th Drive
Mill Avenue and 56th Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Lindower Park is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Dr/Strickland Av, is 210 feet away for the B100 and BM1. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Dr/Strickland Av, 210 feet away, for the B100 and BM1.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Dr/Strickland Av B100, BM1210 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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.6 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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 800 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Basin Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lindower Park1,310 feet
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 63rd Street & 56th Drive 260 feet
- Strickland Avenue & 56th Drive 330 feet
- Mill Avenue & East 57th Place 380 feet
- East 64th Street & 56th Drive 520 feet
- Strickland Avenue & East 57th Place 570 feet
- Strickland Avenue & Bell Point Drive 640 feet
- Mill Avenue & Mayfair Drive South 710 feet
- East 65th Street & 56th Drive 780 feet
See every intersection along 56th Drive or Mill Avenue.