56th Avenue & 185th Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 185th 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 Corridor Park is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/50 Av, is 760 feet away for the Q31, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/50 Av, 760 feet away, for the Q31.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/50 Av Q31760 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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 October 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park810 feet
- Ella Fitzgerald Playground940 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.4 miles
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 & 186th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 184th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 187th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & Utopia Parkway 580 feet
- 50th Avenue & 185th Street 590 feet
- 58th Avenue & 185th Street 620 feet
- 50th Avenue & Peck Avenue 780 feet
- 56th Avenue & 188th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 185th Street or 56th Avenue.