21st Street & 51st Avenue Footbridge
The three-way junction of 21st Street and 51st Avenue Footbridge is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Notorious LIC Park is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Hunters Point Av, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and ten places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2007 and 2016, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hunters Point Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Hunters Point Av 7490 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 21 St G1,100 feetG
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.3 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hunters Point Project” (2012) by Tricia Keightley at the Hunters Point Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 49 Av/21 St, 370 feet away, for the Q67.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 Av/21 St Q67370 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 49 Ave & 21 St 21 docks in all390 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 22-44 Jackson Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2007 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 59 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Notorious LIC Park1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and 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:
- Long Island Expressway & 51st Avenue Footbridge 70 feet
- 21st Street & 49th Avenue 280 feet
- 51st Avenue & 21st Street 290 feet
- Borden Avenue & 21st Street 540 feet
- 49th Avenue & 11th Place 640 feet
- 21st Street & 47th Road 800 feet
- Pulaski Bridge & 49th Avenue at 11th Street 830 feet
- 50th Avenue & 11th Place 900 feet
See every intersection along 21st Street or 51st Avenue Footbridge.