56th Avenue & 198th Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 198th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Saul Weprin Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, is 320 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 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, 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, 320 feet away, for the Q26.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av Q26320 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 April 2017.
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
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
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 playground
Schools and child care
- Home Sweet Home Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Saul Weprin Playground870 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.3 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 250 feet
- 56th Avenue & 199th Street 260 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 460 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 470 feet
- 56th Avenue & 196th Place 520 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 56th Avenue 540 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 198th Street 620 feet
- 56th Avenue & 196th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 198th Street or 56th Avenue.