56th Avenue & 174th Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 174th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Booth Memorial Av/Utopia Pkwy, is 1,220 feet away for the Q31, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1954, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Booth Memorial Av/Utopia Pkwy, 1,220 feet away, for the Q31.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Booth Memorial Av/Utopia Pkwy Q311,220 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 175-53 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109 and 111 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1954.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Francis Lewis High School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park90 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 40 feet
- 56th Avenue & 175th Street 260 feet
- 175th Street & Fresh Meadow Lane 460 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 174th Street 470 feet
- 56th Avenue & 175th Place 520 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 580 feet
- 50th Avenue & 175th Street 660 feet
- 175th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 174th Street or 56th Avenue.