56th Avenue & Oceania Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and Oceania Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Oceania St, is 1,320 feet away for the Q30, Q74 and Q75, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Oceania St, 1,320 feet away, for the Q30, Q74 and Q75.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Oceania St Q30, Q74, Q751,320 feetQ30 Q74 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q74 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 56th Avenue and Oceania Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 212th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.7 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Oceania Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Oceania Street
- No stopping 10 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 208th Street 270 feet
- 56th Avenue & 210th Street 270 feet
- 56th Avenue & 207th Street 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 211th Street 570 feet
- 58th Avenue & Oceania Street 620 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Oceania Street 620 feet
- 56th Avenue & 206th Street 780 feet
- 56th Avenue & 212th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Oceania Street.