56th Avenue & 141st Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 141st Street is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 20 feet away, and Evergreen Community Garden is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/56 Av, is 640 feet away for the Q20, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five 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/56 Av, 640 feet away, for the Q20.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/56 Av Q20 · Shelter640 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 56th Avenue.
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 station0.8 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 12 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on 56th Avenue (north side), and as 4 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on 56th Avenue (north side).
West side of 141st Street
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
South side of 56th Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 433432, 444673 and 458321.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park20 feet
- NYHMC Playground340 feet
- Evergreen Community Garden630 feet
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- Playground 146 Playground1,100 feet
Health care
- Newyork-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital440 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.4 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & Main Street 520 feet
- 142nd Street & 56th Road 620 feet
- 141st Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 760 feet
- 56th Avenue & 138th Street 780 feet
- Main Street & Peck Avenue 900 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 142nd Street 920 feet
- 56th Avenue & 137th Street 1,040 feet
- 58th Avenue & 141st Street 1,120 feet
See every intersection along 141st Street or 56th Avenue.