Skillman Avenue & 55th Street
Skillman Avenue and 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Steinmann Triangle is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 52 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Skillman Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 52 St, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 52 St 7710 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 61 St-Woodside 70.3 miles7
- 46 St-Bliss St 70.5 miles7
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Av/Skillman Av, 220 feet away, for the Q32.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Roosevelt Av/Skillman Av Q32220 feetQ32
Next buses at this stop
- Q32 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Skillman Avenue.
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Skillman Ave & 54 St 19 docks in all120 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 65th Place & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 55th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 55th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Skillman Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 4 parks
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 011 Kathryn Phelan School130 feet
- Kids Rainbowland Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K520 feet
- St Sebastian Catholic Academy School1,050 feet
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- Razi School1,180 feet
- Bean and Sprout Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,180 feet
- Greater New York Academy School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Steinmann Triangle40 feet
- Doughboy Park460 feet
- Lawrence Virgilio Playground670 feet
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- Sohncke Square870 feet
- John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square1,160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodside Library130 feet
- Woodside Doughboy Statue Monument or memorial360 feet
Community centers and public services
- Windmuller Park Mini Pool Swimming pool990 feet
Supermarkets
- Fresh N Save Supermarket1,300 feet
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 11 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Roosevelt Avenue & 55th Street 180 feet
- Skillman Avenue & 56th Street 260 feet
- Skillman Avenue & 54th Street 260 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 56th Street 300 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & Skillman Avenue 310 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 54th Street 460 feet
- Skillman Avenue & 53rd Street 510 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 57th Street 530 feet
See every intersection along 55th Street or Skillman Avenue.