56th Avenue & Luke Place
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and Luke Place is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Luke Pl/217 St, is 230 feet away for the Q27, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them religious buildings. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 56th Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Luke Pl/217 St, 230 feet away, for the Q27.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Luke Pl/217 St Q27230 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 56th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2013.
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
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 56th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Luke Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Luke Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens School1,270 feet
- P.S. 390 Pre-K1,280 feet
- The Civic School of Bayside Hills School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature800 feet
- Alley Pond Park850 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground980 feet
Show all 4
- Oakland Gardens Garden1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship380 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 217th Street 120 feet
- 56th Avenue & 218th Street 150 feet
- 217th Street & Luke Place 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & Bell Boulevard 380 feet
- 56th Avenue & 219th Street 410 feet
- 217th Street & 54th Avenue 450 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 216th Street 570 feet
- Bell Boulevard & Luke Place 610 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Luke Place.