56th Avenue & 217th Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 217th Street is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Colonial Church of Bayside is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Luke Pl/217 St, is 350 feet away for the Q27, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight 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 Luke Pl/217 St, 350 feet away, for the Q27.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Luke Pl/217 St Q27350 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 56th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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 March 2026.
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
- 72 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Civic School of Bayside Hills School1,170 feet
- P.S. 390 Pre-K1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature920 feet
- Alley Pond Park970 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground1,100 feet
Show all 4
- Oakland Gardens Garden1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship350 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & Luke Place 120 feet
- 56th Avenue & Bell Boulevard 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 218th Street 270 feet
- 217th Street & Luke Place 380 feet
- 56th Avenue & 219th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 215th Street 540 feet
- 217th Street & 54th Avenue 560 feet
- 58th Avenue & 217th Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 56th Avenue.