56th Avenue & 2nd Street
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and 2nd Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hunter's Point South Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/2 St, is 150 feet away for the Q101 and Q103. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 2nd Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Av/2 St, 150 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/2 St Q101, Q103150 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Street.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Ave & Center Blvd 27 docks in all720 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station1.1 miles
- 1-15 57th Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers820 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2020 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 1,093 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 2nd Street
- Bus layover only 3 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 56th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 56th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Building Brilliance Day Care II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5350 feet
- Hunters Point Elementary School390 feet
- P.S. 384 Pre-K390 feet
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- Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunter's Point South Park40 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (South) Playground430 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature860 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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:
- 55th Avenue & 2nd Street 390 feet
- 56th Avenue & Center Boulevard 460 feet
- 54th Avenue & 2nd Street 650 feet
- 55th Avenue & Center Boulevard 690 feet
- 54th Avenue & Center Boulevard 950 feet
- 54th Avenue & Malt Drive 1,160 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 2nd Street 1,180 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue 1,320 feet
See every intersection along 2nd Street or 56th Avenue.