51st Avenue & 39th Street
The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and 39th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/39 Pl, is 220 feet away for the Q67, 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 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/39 Pl, 220 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/39 Pl Q67220 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 39 St & 50 Ave 19 docks in all620 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station990 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11104
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 religious building
Schools and child care
- High Five Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2500 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three 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 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & Hunters Point Avenue 110 feet
- 38th Street & Hunters Point Avenue 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 39th Place 270 feet
- 51st Avenue & 40th Street 530 feet
- 51st Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 590 feet
- 50th Avenue & 39th Street 630 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Hunters Point Avenue 730 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & 39th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 39th Street, 51st Avenue or Hunters Point Avenue.