56th Avenue & 188th Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 188th Street is in Auburndale, Queens, and is also named Kathy Posa Way by local law. 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 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/188 St, is 1,210 feet away for the Q17, Q30, Q74 and two more, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/188 St, 1,210 feet away, for the Q17, Q30, Q74, Q75 and Q88.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/188 St Q17, Q30, Q74, Q75 +1 · Shelter1,210 feetQ17 Q30 Q74 Q75 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q30 …
- Q74 …
- Q75 …
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 July 2022.
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
- 38 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Kathy Posa Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 108 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Kathy Posa Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 188th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 188th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 School530 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park150 feet
- Ella Fitzgerald Playground150 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.3 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 188th Street & Peck Avenue 110 feet
- 56th Avenue & Peck Avenue 120 feet
- 56th Avenue & 187th Street 270 feet
- 189th Street & Peck Avenue 320 feet
- Peck Avenue & 187th Street 460 feet
- 56th Avenue & 186th Street 530 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 188th Street 610 feet
- 58th Avenue & 188th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or 56th Avenue.