Queens Boulevard & 56th Avenue

Queens Boulevard and 56th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Horsebrook Island is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 52 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
25 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
850 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Queens Blvd/56 Av · Q60
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 56th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    850 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
    1,210 feet
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/56 Av, 110 feet away, for the Q60.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 56th Avenue.

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & 56 Ave 38 docks in all
    110 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    490 feet
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and April 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Queens Boulevard (south side).

North side of 56th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 56th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 462467, 462543, 462736 and 462737.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Pointe Talent Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  2. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    1,000 feet
  3. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
Show all 5
  1. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  2. P.S. 102 Bayview School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horsebrook Island Park
    690 feet
  2. Hoffman Park
    780 feet
  3. Hoffman Park Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    160 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    300 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    470 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    630 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    470 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    110 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    750 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Queens Boulevard.

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