223rd Street & 56th Road
The three-way junction of 223rd Street and 56th Road is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Oakland Gardens Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/223 St, is 280 feet away for the Q74 and Q75, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Av/223 St, 280 feet away, for the Q74 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/223 St Q74, Q75280 feetQ74 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q74 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.8 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 76 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 1965 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Benjamin N. Cardozo High School560 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park730 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature770 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground980 feet
Show all 4
- Oakland Gardens Garden1,030 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 223rd Street & 57th Avenue 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 223rd Street 270 feet
- 224th Street & 57th Avenue 520 feet
- 58th Avenue & 223rd Street 680 feet
- 226th Street & 56th Road 720 feet
- 57th Avenue & 225th Street 780 feet
- 56th Avenue & 226th Street 900 feet
- 223rd Street & 59th Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 223rd Street or 56th Road.