56th Avenue & Bell Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and Bell Boulevard is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Colonial Church of Bayside is 510 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 216 St/Luke Pl, is 570 feet away for the Q27, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 216 St/Luke Pl, 570 feet away, for the Q27.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 216 St/Luke Pl Q27570 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 81 feet above sea level
Homes
About 300 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Civic School of Bayside Hills School910 feet
- P.S. 390 Pre-K910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature1,180 feet
- Alley Pond Park1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship510 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 217th Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 215th Street 280 feet
- 56th Avenue & Luke Place 380 feet
- Bell Boulevard & Luke Place 440 feet
- 56th Avenue & 218th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 214th Street 540 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 216th Street 560 feet
- 58th Avenue & Bell Boulevard 620 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Bell Boulevard.