56th Avenue & Madison Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and Madison Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Crowley Playground is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/54 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q47, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 80 St/54 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q47.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/54 Av Q470.3 milesQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & 56 Ave 38 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.8 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 March 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11373
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 110
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1935 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Emilia's Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5360 feet
- Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crowley Playground420 feet
Houses of worship
- St Aldebert Church House of worship1,300 feet
Shopping centers
- Queens Place Shopping center0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Street & 56th Avenue 140 feet
- Madison Street & 55th Road 250 feet
- 84th Street & 57th Avenue at Madison Street 260 feet
- 56th Avenue & 85th Street 380 feet
- 84th Street & 55th Road 390 feet
- 84th Street & 57th Avenue 400 feet
- 55th Avenue & Madison Street 510 feet
- 84th Street & 57th Road 520 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Madison Street.