51st Avenue & 2nd Street
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 2nd Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Academy for Careers in Television and Film is 280 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 14 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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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, 580 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Center Blvd/Borden Av Q101, Q103580 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Street and 51st Avenue.
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Center Blvd & 51 Ave 23 docks in all420 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.8 miles
- 1-55 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers420 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.
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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 4,300 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 721 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 2nd Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 2nd Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 425212 and 425845.
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
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 1 dog run
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K90 feet
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film School280 feet
- Hunters Point Community Middle School280 feet
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- Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K400 feet
- Little Ones Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- Gantry View School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunter's Point South Park350 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground460 feet
- Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park Dog run470 feet
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- Gantry Plaza State Park530 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (South) Playground1,130 feet
- Long Island City Community Garden1,250 feet
- Andrews Grove Playground1,250 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hunters Point Library1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket270 feet
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy290 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and three 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 2nd Street 260 feet
- 50th Avenue & 2nd Street 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & Center Boulevard 330 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue 400 feet
- 50th Avenue & Center Boulevard 540 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Center Boulevard 550 feet
- 51st Avenue & 5th Street 560 feet
- Borden Avenue & Center Boulevard 560 feet
See every intersection along 2nd Street or 51st Avenue.