56th Avenue & 201st Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 201st 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. Saul Weprin Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, is 360 feet away for the Q76, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 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.
- 8 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 201st Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 162 John Golden School610 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Saul Weprin Playground50 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 202nd Street 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 56th Avenue 280 feet
- 56th Avenue & 203rd Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 199th Street 560 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 201st Street 620 feet
- 58th Avenue & 201st Street 620 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 56th Avenue 780 feet
- 56th Avenue & 198th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 201st Street or 56th Avenue.