Woodside Avenue & 55th Street
Woodside Avenue and 55th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Doughboy Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 52 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 52 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 52 St 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 61 St-Woodside 70.3 miles7
- Northern Blvd M, R0.5 milesM R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Av/Skillman Av, 760 feet away, for the Q32.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Roosevelt Av/Skillman Av Q32760 feetQ32
Next buses at this stop
- Q32 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Woodside Ave & 55 St 19 docks in all20 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 50-92 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two 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 July 2021.
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
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 163 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 55th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Woodside Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 monument or memorial
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- St Sebastian Catholic Academy School820 feet
- P.S. 011 Kathryn Phelan School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Doughboy Park30 feet
- Lawrence Virgilio Playground250 feet
- Steinmann Triangle760 feet
Show all 4
- Sohncke Square830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodside Doughboy Statue Monument or memorial180 feet
- Woodside Library1,070 feet
Community centers and public services
- Windmuller Park Mini Pool Swimming pool590 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket1,290 feet
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and eight 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:
- Woodside Avenue & 56th Street 300 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 54th Street 300 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 39th Road 470 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 57th Street 560 feet
- Skillman Avenue & 56th Street 680 feet
- 39th Avenue & 55th Street 700 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 56th Street 710 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & Skillman Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 55th Street or Woodside Avenue.