51st Avenue & 21st Street
The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and 21st Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Notorious LIC Park is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Hunters Point Av, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines 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 2007 and 2016, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hunters Point Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Hunters Point Av 7780 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 21 St G0.3 milesG
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.3 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hunters Point Project” (2012) by Tricia Keightley at the Hunters Point Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 49 Av/21 St, 660 feet away, for the Q67.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 Av/21 St Q67660 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 49 Ave & 21 St 21 docks in all680 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 5-19 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, 38 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars0.9 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 2007 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 59 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a cherry plum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Notorious LIC Park1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 51st Avenue Footbridge 220 feet
- Borden Avenue & 21st Street 250 feet
- 21st Street & 51st Avenue Footbridge 290 feet
- 21st Street & 49th Avenue 570 feet
- 51st Avenue & 23rd Street 660 feet
- Borden Avenue & I 495 750 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 23rd Street 850 feet
- Pulaski Bridge & Borden Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 21st Street, 51st Avenue or 51st Avenue Footbridge.