56th Avenue & 153rd Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 153rd Street is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Kissena Corridor Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Rose Av, is 610 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 1950 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, 610 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Rose Av Q17, Q25 · Shelter610 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 153rd Street and 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.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2019.
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
- 13 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet.
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 Park40 feet
- Kissena Park350 feet
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground780 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold City Supermarket Supermarket0.5 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 152nd Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 310 feet
- 153rd Street & Peck Avenue 420 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Rose Avenue 600 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Peck Avenue 650 feet
- Peck Avenue & 152nd Street 690 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 152nd Street 860 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Booth Memorial Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Street or 56th Avenue.