56th Avenue & 223rd Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 223rd Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/223 St, is 30 feet away for the Q74 and Q75, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and four places to eat. About 190 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1970, 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/223 St, 30 feet away, for the Q74 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/223 St Q74, Q7530 feetQ74 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q74 …
- Q75 …
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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.8 miles
- 47-14 217th Street 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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people 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
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 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 1965 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 56th Avenue
- 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
- Benjamin N. Cardozo High School830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park460 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature510 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground720 feet
Show all 4
- Oakland Gardens Garden760 feet
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 223rd Street & 56th Road 270 feet
- 223rd Street & 57th Avenue 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 226th Street 630 feet
- 224th Street & 57th Avenue 790 feet
- 226th Street & 56th Road 910 feet
- 56th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 920 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 56th Avenue 940 feet
- 58th Avenue & 223rd Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 223rd Street or 56th Avenue.