51st Avenue & 216th Street
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 216th Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Oakland Gardens is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 216 St/50 Av, is 240 feet away for the Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 216 St/50 Av, 240 feet away, for the Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 216 St/50 Av Q27240 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1935 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the Norway maple.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 garden
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Dermody Triangle680 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature960 feet
- Alley Pond Park970 feet
Show all 4
- Oakland Gardens Garden1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship720 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 215th Street & 51st Avenue 170 feet
- 217th Street & 51st Avenue 270 feet
- 50th Avenue & 216th Street 320 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 51st Avenue 480 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 216th Street 510 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 217th Street 540 feet
- 217th Street & 50th Avenue 540 feet
- 50th Avenue & 215th Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 216th Street or 51st Avenue.