56th Avenue & Center Boulevard
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and Center Boulevard is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hunters Point Elementary School is 600 feet away, and Hunter's Point South Playground (North) is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/2 St, is 340 feet away for the Q101 and Q103. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Av/2 St, 340 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/2 St Q101, Q103340 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Center Boulevard.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Ave & Center Blvd 27 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station1 mile
- 1-55 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,280 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 March 2024.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- 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 1,279 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the gray birch.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 56th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 56th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Center Boulevard
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Building Brilliance Day Care II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5110 feet
- Hunters Point Elementary School600 feet
- P.S. 384 Pre-K600 feet
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- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film School1,260 feet
- Hunters Point Community Middle School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunter's Point South Park10 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (South) Playground340 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature400 feet
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- Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 & Center Boulevard 240 feet
- 56th Avenue & 2nd Street 460 feet
- 54th Avenue & Center Boulevard 500 feet
- 55th Avenue & 2nd Street 610 feet
- 54th Avenue & 2nd Street 870 feet
- Borden Avenue & Center Boulevard 1,040 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Center Boulevard 1,060 feet
- 51st Avenue & Center Boulevard 1,290 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Center Boulevard.