56th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and Kissena Boulevard is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av, is 640 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and three 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 Kissena Boulevard.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av, 640 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av Q17, Q25640 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kissena Boulevard.
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.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Kissena Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- Kissena Park50 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park50 feet
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground470 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold City Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 153rd Street 310 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Peck Avenue 370 feet
- 56th Avenue & 152nd Street 570 feet
- 153rd Street & Peck Avenue 590 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Booth Memorial Avenue 590 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Rose Avenue 620 feet
- Peck Avenue & 152nd Street 850 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 152nd Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Kissena Boulevard.