50th Avenue & Center Boulevard
The three-way junction of 50th Avenue and Center Boulevard is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gantry Plaza State Park is under 10 feet away, and Hunters Point South Ferry Landing is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Center Blvd/Borden Av, 540 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Center Blvd/Borden Av Q101, Q103540 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 50th Avenue and Center Boulevard.
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Center Blvd & 51 Ave 23 docks in all160 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 1-55 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers760 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,700 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 2000 and 2019.
Since 2014 at least 535 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 50th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 50th Avenue
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Center Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 413822.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Hunters Point Park.
- Tetherball Monument Sculpture by Karyn Olivier, 2015430 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film School510 feet
- Hunters Point Community Middle School510 feet
- Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K620 feet
Show all 8
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K690 feet
- Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- P.S./I.S. 78q School840 feet
- Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
- Gantry View School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gantry Plaza State Parkunder 10 feet
- Hunter's Point South Park50 feet
- Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park Dog run270 feet
Show all 7
- Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground400 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature1,270 feet
- Long Island City Community Garden1,270 feet
- Andrews Grove Playground1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hunters Point Library760 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket350 feet
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket1,180 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy220 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,300 feet
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & Center Boulevard 280 feet
- 50th Avenue & 2nd Street 280 feet
- 49th Avenue & Center Boulevard 320 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Center Boulevard 510 feet
- Borden Avenue & Center Boulevard 520 feet
- 51st Avenue & 2nd Street 540 feet
- 48th Avenue & Center Boulevard 590 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 2nd Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 50th Avenue or Center Boulevard.