56th Avenue & 218th Street
The five-way junction of 56th Avenue and 218th Street is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Oakland Gardens Playground is 830 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 six public places and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 56th Avenue. 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 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 bike lane separated from traffic runs on 56th Avenue.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 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 charger0.5 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 November 2018.
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
- 69 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 56th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Luke Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Luke Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature650 feet
- Alley Pond Park700 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground830 feet
Show all 4
- Oakland Gardens Garden880 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship500 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and 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 150 feet
- 56th Avenue & 219th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 217th Street 270 feet
- 217th Street & Luke Place 380 feet
- 56th Avenue & 220th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & Bell Boulevard 520 feet
- 217th Street & 54th Avenue 560 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 56th Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street, 56th Avenue or Luke Place.