56th Avenue & 228th Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 228th Street is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Linnaeus Park is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/223 St, is 1,290 feet away for the Q74 and Q75, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Av/223 St, 1,290 feet away, for the Q74 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/223 St Q74, Q751,290 feetQ74 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q74 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 56th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 2017.
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
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Linnaeus Park450 feet
- Alley Pond Park1,260 feet
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 229th Street 270 feet
- 56th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 350 feet
- 57th Avenue & 228th Street 420 feet
- 56th Avenue & 230th Street 530 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 229th Street 560 feet
- 56th Avenue & 226th Street 640 feet
- 57th Avenue & 229th Street 660 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 660 feet
See every intersection along 228th Street or 56th Avenue.