142nd Street & 56th Road
The three-way junction of 142nd Street and 56th Road is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground 146 is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Booth Memorial Av, is 1,110 feet away for the Q44 SBS, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Booth Memorial Av, 1,110 feet away, for the Q44 SBS.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Booth Memorial Av Q44 SBS1,110 feetQ44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 142nd Street and 56th Road.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 142nd Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 56th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 458321.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park30 feet
- Playground 146 Playground480 feet
- Evergreen Community Garden650 feet
Show all 4
- NYHMC Playground960 feet
Health care
- Newyork-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anns Church House of worship1,120 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 142nd Street 300 feet
- 58th Avenue & 142nd Street 590 feet
- 56th Avenue & 141st Street 620 feet
- 141st Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 680 feet
- 146th Street & 56th Road 720 feet
- 142nd Street & 58th Road 870 feet
- 58th Avenue & 141st Street 890 feet
- 146th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along 142nd Street or 56th Road.