44th Street & 55th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 44th Street and 55th Avenue is in Sunnyside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 54 Av/43 St, is 1,200 feet away for the Q67, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within 820 feet are 22 homes, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.

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44th Street & 55th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 54 Av/43 St, 1,200 feet away, for the Q67.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 54 Av/43 St Q67
    1,200 feet
    Q67

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q67 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    1 mile

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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
64 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 22 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the princesstree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 44th Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of 44th Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD and NYC Parks, retrieved September 19 – October 6, 2026.