56th Avenue & Seabury Street

The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and Seabury Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ascension Catholic Church is 970 feet away, and the Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 firehouse is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Queens Blvd/56 Av · Q60
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
56th Avenue & Seabury Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    1,110 feet
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/56 Av, 550 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/56 Av Q60 · Shelter
    550 feet
    Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & 56 Ave 38 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    790 feet
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 56th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 56th Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 56th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Seabury Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Seabury Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 462467.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. P.S. 102 Bayview School
    900 feet
  3. Queens Pointe Talent Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoffman Park
    960 feet
  2. Horsebrook Island Park
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    610 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    880 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    560 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Seabury Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.