56th Avenue & 90th Street

The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 90th Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Horsebrook Island is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 47 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
90 St/56 Av · Q29
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
56th Avenue & 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    1,110 feet
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Memory of the Lost Batallion” (1996) by Pablo Tauler at the Woodhaven Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/56 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/56 Av Q29
    70 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 56th Avenue.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 Ave & 90 St 21 docks in all
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,140 feet
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 56th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 56th Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 90th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 90th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 462735, 462736 and 466069.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Queens Pointe Talent Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cathedral Prep School-Seminary School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horsebrook Island Park
    50 feet
  2. Newtown Playground
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    580 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,070 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    50 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    430 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 56th Avenue or 90th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.