56th Street & Nurge Avenue
The four-way crossing of 56th Street and Nurge Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Grandview Av/Metropolitan Av, is 1,290 feet away for the B38, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grandview Av/Metropolitan Av, 1,290 feet away, for the B38.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grandview Av/Metropolitan Av B38 · Shelter1,290 feetB38
Next buses at this stop
- B38 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 St & Arnold Ave 21 docks in all530 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 56th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 56th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Nurge Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Nurge Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 55th Street & Nurge Avenue 250 feet
- 56th Street & Arnold Avenue 500 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 54th Place 500 feet
- 55th Street & Arnold Avenue 750 feet
- 56th Street & Andrews Avenue 770 feet
- 54th Street & Nurge Avenue 800 feet
- 54th Place & Arnold Avenue 1,000 feet
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 1,030 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street or Nurge Avenue.