56th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and Cloverdale 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. Linnaeus Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/223 St, is 940 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 religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Av/223 St, 940 feet away, for the Q74 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/223 St Q74, Q75940 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, 0.6 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 charger0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, February 2024
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
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 56th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 college
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Queensborough Comm Coll College1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Linnaeus Park800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 226th Street 290 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 310 feet
- 56th Avenue & 228th Street 350 feet
- 57th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 500 feet
- 226th Street & 56th Road 560 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 228th Street 590 feet
- 56th Avenue & 229th Street 620 feet
- 57th Avenue & 228th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Cloverdale Boulevard.