56th Avenue & 214th Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 214th Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The Civic School of Bayside Hills is 370 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 216 St/Luke Pl, is 1,050 feet away for the Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 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 216 St/Luke Pl, 1,050 feet away, for the Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 216 St/Luke Pl Q271,050 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 214th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Civic School of Bayside Hills School370 feet
- P.S. 390 Pre-K370 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 213th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 215th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 212th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & Bell Boulevard 540 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 214th Street 620 feet
- 58th Avenue & 214th Street 620 feet
- 56th Avenue & 211th Street 770 feet
- 56th Avenue & 217th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 214th Street or 56th Avenue.