56th Avenue & East Hampton Boulevard
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and East Hampton Boulevard is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/East Hampton Blvd, is 0.4 miles away for the Q30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/East Hampton Blvd, 0.4 miles away, for the Q30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/East Hampton Blvd Q300.4 milesQ30
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 56th Avenue and East Hampton Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at West Alley Road & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
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 160 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park150 feet
- Linnaeus Park1,070 feet
- Horatio Playground1,260 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horatio Parkway & East Hampton Boulevard 40 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Horatio Parkway 280 feet
- 53rd Avenue & East Hampton Boulevard 290 feet
- 56th Avenue & 231st Street 300 feet
- 56th Road & East Hampton Boulevard 480 feet
- 231st Street & East Hampton Boulevard 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 230th Street 580 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 230th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or East Hampton Boulevard.