56th Avenue & 196th Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 196th 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 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, is 520 feet away for the Q26, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 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 Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, 520 feet away, for the Q26.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av Q26520 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
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, 1,290 feet by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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 May 2026.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Home Sweet Home Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.5 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 196th Place 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 195th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 194th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 530 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 196th Street 620 feet
- 58th Avenue & 196th Street 620 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 740 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 740 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or 56th Avenue.