43rd Avenue & 51st Street
The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 51st Street is in Sunnyside, Queens, and is also named Louis Rispoli Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 52 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 52 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 52 St 7260 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 46 St-Bliss St 70.3 miles7
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Av/51 St, 270 feet away, for the Q32.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Roosevelt Av/51 St Q32 · Shelter270 feetQ32
Next buses at this stop
- Q32 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 43rd Avenue and 51st Street.
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 51 St & 43 Ave 27 docks in all160 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station870 feet
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 99 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: Louis Rispoli Way (Local Law 50 of 2013, enacted on July 1, 2013) and John Downing Park (Local Law 71 of 2001, enacted on December 26, 2001).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,200 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 1928 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and January 2020; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 43rd Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of 43rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of 51st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of 51st Street
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 413315.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Sabba Park.
- Sunnyside Memorial Obelisk, 1976790 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Formula B Parisien Beauty School Trade or language school240 feet
- Bean and Sprout Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5490 feet
- High Five Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K840 feet
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- Little Friends School Sunnyside Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square60 feet
- Sabba Park810 feet
- Steinmann Triangle1,250 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 325/Ladder 163 Fire station340 feet
Supermarkets
- Fresh N Save Supermarket800 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 14 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:
- Roosevelt Avenue & 51st Street 220 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 50th Street 260 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Roosevelt Avenue 350 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 50th Street 520 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 49th Street 520 feet
- Skillman Avenue & 51st Street 610 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 53rd Street 640 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 48th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 43rd Avenue or 51st Street.