56th Avenue & 220th Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 220th 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. Oakland Gardens is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/220 St, is 50 feet away for the Q27, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Av/220 St, 50 feet away, for the Q27.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/220 St Q2750 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane 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 station0.7 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 April 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
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens School600 feet
- Benjamin N. Cardozo High School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature130 feet
- Alley Pond Park180 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground310 feet
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- Oakland Gardens Garden360 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship1,020 feet
- Haknesiah Presbyterian Church House of worship1,070 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Springfield Boulevard & 56th Avenue 80 feet
- 56th Avenue & 219th Street 260 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 54th Avenue 430 feet
- 56th Avenue & 218th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & Luke Place 670 feet
- 58th Avenue & 220th Street 690 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 53rd Avenue 700 feet
- 56th Avenue & 217th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 220th Street or 56th Avenue.