57th Avenue & 226th Street
The three-way junction of 57th Avenue and 226th Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 56 Av/223 St, is 1,200 feet away for the Q74 and Q75, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 56 Av/223 St, 1,200 feet away, for the Q74 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 56 Av/223 St Q74, Q751,200 feetQ74 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q74 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.9 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 226th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Benjamin N. Cardozo High School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Linnaeus Park830 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 57th Avenue & 225th Street 260 feet
- 226th Street & 56th Road 270 feet
- 226th Street & 57th Road 320 feet
- 224th Street & 57th Avenue 520 feet
- 56th Avenue & 226th Street 540 feet
- 57th Road & Cloverdale Boulevard 600 feet
- 59th Avenue & 226th Street 750 feet
- 223rd Street & 57th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 226th Street or 57th Avenue.