148th Street & 56th Road
The three-way junction of 148th 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. Kissena Corridor Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/148 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q88, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 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 Horace Harding Expwy/148 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q88.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/148 St Q880.3 milesQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.7 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 26 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 56th Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park30 feet
- Playground 146 Playground560 feet
- Evergreen Community Garden1,000 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anns Church House of worship1,140 feet
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:
- 148th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 270 feet
- 146th Street & 56th Road 520 feet
- 58th Avenue & 148th Street 540 feet
- 150th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 700 feet
- 146th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 790 feet
- 148th Street & 58th Road 800 feet
- 150th Street & 58th Avenue 970 feet
- 58th Avenue & 146th Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 148th Street or 56th Road.