56th Avenue & 152nd Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 152nd Street 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 20 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Rose Av, is 870 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Rose Av, 870 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Rose Av Q17, Q25 · Shelter870 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 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
- 14 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park20 feet
- Kissena Park610 feet
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold City Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 153rd Street 260 feet
- Peck Avenue & 152nd Street 430 feet
- 56th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 570 feet
- 153rd Street & Peck Avenue 680 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 152nd Street 760 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Rose Avenue 860 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Peck Avenue 910 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Poplar Avenue 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 152nd Street or 56th Avenue.