39th Avenue & 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 39th Avenue and 57th Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Sebastian Catholic Academy is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 61 St-Woodside, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
61 St-Woodside
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
58 St/39 Av · Q18
Within a walk
21 places
15 religious buildings, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
39th Avenue & 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 61 St-Woodside, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 61 St-Woodside 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 52 St 7
    0.4 miles
    7
  2. Northern Blvd M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Commuting/Community” (1986) by John Cavanagh and “Woodside Continuum” (1999) by Dimitri Gerakaris at the 61 St-Woodside station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 58 St/39 Av, 290 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 58 St/39 Av Q18
    290 feet
    Q18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 39th Avenue.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 39 Ave & 56 St 18 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 56-02 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 57-02 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1956.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 39th Avenue

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

South side of 39th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 57th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 57th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 monument or memorial
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. The Woodside Community School
    310 feet
  2. St Sebastian Catholic Academy School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Doughboy Park
    1,140 feet
  2. Sohncke Square
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodside Doughboy Statue Monument or memorial
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Episcopal Church Woodside House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woodside Post Office
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 39th Avenue or 57th Street.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.