50th Street & Borough Place
The three-way junction of 50th Street and Borough Place is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. El-Ber Islamic School is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hobart St/30 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hobart St/30 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hobart St/30 Av Q180.3 milesQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 49 St & 25 Ave 25 docks in all570 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 28th Avenue & 30th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 22-41 49th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 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 April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 50th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Borough Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-6PM
West side of Borough Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- El-Ber Islamic School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 25th Avenue & 50th Street 270 feet
- Borough Place & Bulova Avenue 490 feet
- 25th Avenue & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West 510 feet
- 25th Avenue & 49th Street 520 feet
- 26th Avenue & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West at Bulova Avenue 770 feet
- 48th Street & 25th Avenue 780 feet
- 28th Avenue & 50th Street at Hobart Street 800 feet
- 26th Avenue & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West 830 feet
See every intersection along 50th Street or Borough Place.