146th Street & 56th Road
The four-way crossing of 146th Street and 56th Road is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Playground 146 is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Booth Memorial Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q44 SBS, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Booth Memorial Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q44 SBS.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Booth Memorial Av Q44 SBS0.3 milesQ44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 56th Road.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.8 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 56th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Lowell Upper School of Flushing School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground 146 Playground40 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park50 feet
- Evergreen Community Garden490 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anns Church House of worship630 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 146th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 270 feet
- 148th Street & 56th Road 520 feet
- 58th Avenue & 146th Street 540 feet
- 142nd Street & 56th Road 720 feet
- 148th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 780 feet
- 146th Street & 58th Road 800 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 142nd Street 880 feet
- 58th Avenue & 148th Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 146th Street or 56th Road.