43rd Street & 55th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 43rd Street and 55th Avenue is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 54 Av/43 St, is 760 feet away for the Q67, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. Within 820 feet are 20 homes, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 54 Av/43 St, 760 feet away, for the Q67.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 54 Av/43 St Q67760 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Long Island Expressway & 48th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-09 Rust Street Gas station1.1 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 20 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 43rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Street & 54th Road 470 feet
- 44th Street & 55th Avenue 480 feet
- 43rd Street & 56th Road 610 feet
- 44th Street & 54th Drive 640 feet
- Kosciuszko Bridge & 54th Road 680 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 54th Road 730 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 43rd Street 730 feet
- 54th Road & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 750 feet
See every intersection along 43rd Street or 55th Avenue.