51st Avenue & 70th Street
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 70th Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 51 Av/69 St, is 480 feet away for the Q47, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 51 Av/69 St, 480 feet away, for the Q47.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 51 Av/69 St Q47480 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Tyler Ave & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers770 feet
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1940 and 1980.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of 70th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
West side of 70th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Denizko Daycare Pre-K670 feet
- P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park960 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 69th Place 250 feet
- 51st Avenue & 71st Street 280 feet
- 70th Street & Calamus Avenue 290 feet
- 69th Place & Calamus Avenue 380 feet
- 51st Avenue & 69th Street 510 feet
- 70th Street & Garfield Avenue 520 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Street 540 feet
- 71st Street & Calamus Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or 70th Street.