56th Street & Andrews Avenue
The four-way crossing of 56th Street and Andrews Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The Engine 291/Ladder 140 firehouse is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, is 660 feet away for the Q54, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, 660 feet away, for the Q54.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av Q54660 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 St & Arnold Ave 21 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 80 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 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 56th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 56th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 56th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 56th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Andrews Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Andrews Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School840 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church House of worship940 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station700 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,180 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and four food stores.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 250 feet
- 56th Street & Arnold Avenue 280 feet
- 60th Road & 59th Place 490 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 56th Street 510 feet
- 55th Street & Arnold Avenue 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue 550 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Tonsor Street 590 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street or Andrews Avenue.