56th Avenue & 203rd Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 203rd Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Saul Weprin Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, is 880 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, 880 feet away, for the Q76.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av Q76880 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, 0.6 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 charger0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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 School880 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Saul Weprin Playground310 feet
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 202nd Street 260 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 56th Avenue 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 201st Street 520 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 203rd Street 620 feet
- 58th Avenue & 203rd Street 620 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 56th Avenue 790 feet
- 202nd Street & 53rd Avenue 880 feet
- 58th Avenue & 202nd Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 203rd Street or 56th Avenue.