51st Avenue & 40th Street
The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and 40th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/39 Pl, is 320 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 four places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/39 Pl, 320 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/39 Pl Q67320 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 39 St & 50 Ave 19 docks in all1,150 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 30 mph
- Two 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 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 21,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 60 feet
- 51st Avenue & 39th Place 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 41st Street 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 42nd Street 530 feet
- 51st Avenue & 39th Street 530 feet
- Borden Avenue & Hunters Point Avenue 640 feet
- 50th Avenue & 40th Street 680 feet
- 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard 790 feet
See every intersection along 40th Street or 51st Avenue.