56th Avenue & 186th Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 186th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Ella Fitzgerald Playground is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/50 Av, is 1,020 feet away for the Q31, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/50 Av, 1,020 feet away, for the Q31.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/50 Av Q311,020 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.
- 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 cars2.3 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 January 2020.
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
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q177 School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park600 feet
- Ella Fitzgerald Playground680 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 185th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 187th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 184th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 188th Street 530 feet
- Peck Avenue & 186th Street 570 feet
- Peck Avenue & 187th Street 600 feet
- 58th Avenue & 186th Street 620 feet
- 188th Street & Peck Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 186th Street or 56th Avenue.