56th Street & Arnold Avenue
The four-way crossing of 56th Street and Arnold Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 291/Ladder 140 firehouse is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, is 940 feet away for the Q54, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, 940 feet away, for the Q54.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av Q54940 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 all30 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 56th Street
- No parking 3 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 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Arnold Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Arnold Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
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 School1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church House of worship1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station970 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and three 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 55th Street & Arnold Avenue 250 feet
- 56th Street & Andrews Avenue 280 feet
- 54th Place & Arnold Avenue 500 feet
- 56th Street & Nurge Avenue 500 feet
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 520 feet
- 55th Street & Nurge Avenue 750 feet
- 54th Street & Arnold Avenue 750 feet
- 60th Road & 59th Place 760 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street or Arnold Avenue.