56th Avenue & 199th Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 199th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 162 John Golden is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, is 360 feet away for the Q76, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three 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 Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, 360 feet away, for the Q76.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av Q76360 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
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 mile
- 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 June 2019.
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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 162 John Golden School1,170 feet
- Home Sweet Home Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Saul Weprin Playground610 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 & 198th Street 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 56th Avenue 290 feet
- 56th Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 510 feet
- 56th Avenue & 201st Street 560 feet
- 199th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 560 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 199th Street 620 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 720 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 730 feet
See every intersection along 199th Street or 56th Avenue.