51st Avenue & 196th Street
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 196th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Court Blvd/195 St, is 300 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Court Blvd/195 St, 300 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Court Blvd/195 St Q26300 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 November 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Home Sweet Home Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K450 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.5 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.5 miles
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 90 feet
- 196th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 150 feet
- 50th Avenue & 196th Street 260 feet
- Hollis Court Boulevard & Weeks Lane 300 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 196th Street 350 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 380 feet
- 50th Avenue & 195th Street 390 feet
- 195th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 450 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or 51st Avenue.