51st Avenue & 90th Street

The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 90th Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Middleburgh Triangle is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about five minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
90 St/53 Av · Q29
Within a walk
21 places
13 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Avenue & 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R
  2. Elmhurst Av M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/53 Av, 500 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/53 Av Q29
    500 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 90 St & 51 Ave 19 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 94-01 Corona Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 90th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 90th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Flemish Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1920 and 1931.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. International High School for Health Sciences School
    600 feet
  3. Newtown High School Landmark
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Middleburgh Triangle
    750 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Library
    940 feet
  2. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Listed historic place
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.3 miles
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st Avenue or 90th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.