32nd Avenue & 53rd Place
The three-way junction of 32nd Avenue and 53rd Place is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gotham Tech High School is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Northern Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them schools, and nine places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Northern Blvd, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Northern Blvd M, R900 feetM R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- M …
- R …
Manhattan
2 lines- M …
- R …
Also within a walk
- 46 St M, R0.3 milesM R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 51 St/32 Av, 210 feet away, for the Q18.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 51 St/32 Av Q18210 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 51 St & Hobart St 22 docks in all1,060 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 32nd Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 50-92 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 25
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
- Elevation
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 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 in 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and April 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 53rd Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
West side of 53rd Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 community centers
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- MI Nuevo Mundo Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- P.S. 151 Mary D. Carter School1,150 feet
- Gotham Tech High School1,150 feet
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- Motion Picture Technical High School1,150 feet
- Northwell School of Health Sciences School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Strippoli Square830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodside Community Center900 feet
- Tibetan Community Center1,170 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and nine 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 32nd Avenue & 51st Street 130 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 54th Street 250 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 55th Street 500 feet
- Broadway & 51st Street 530 feet
- Broadway & 53rd Place 630 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 56th Street 750 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 53rd Place 780 feet
- 31st Avenue & 51st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 32nd Avenue or 53rd Place.