51st Avenue & 73rd Place
The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and 73rd Place is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Blvd/Ireland St, is 1,320 feet away for the Q60, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Ireland St, 1,320 feet away, for the Q60.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/Ireland St Q601,320 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & Albion Ave 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
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)
- Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Books & Rattles - Peek a Boo School340 feet
- I.S. 5 - the Walter Crowley Intermediate School870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park190 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground200 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.5 miles
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & Jacobus Street 530 feet
- 51st Avenue & 51st Road 530 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place 560 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place at 51st Road 620 feet
- 51st Avenue & Ireland Street 800 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Street 830 feet
- 72nd Place & 51st Drive 870 feet
- Kneeland Avenue & Ireland Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or 73rd Place.