56th Avenue & 206th Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 206th Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Oceania St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q30, Q74 and Q75, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Oceania St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q30, Q74 and Q75.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Oceania St Q30, Q74, Q750.4 milesQ30 Q74 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q74 …
- Q75 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 212th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 73 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 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 207th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 208th Street 520 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 206th Street 620 feet
- 58th Avenue & 206th Street 620 feet
- 56th Avenue & Oceania Street 780 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 207th Street 880 feet
- 58th Avenue & 207th Street 880 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 58th Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 206th Street or 56th Avenue.