51st Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 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 390 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 26 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, 390 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/39 Pl Q67390 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 39 St & 50 Ave 19 docks in all1,210 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 crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2017.
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
- A posted limit of 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 26 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 21,090 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 40th Street 60 feet
- 51st Avenue & 41st Street 200 feet
- 51st Avenue & 39th Place 320 feet
- 51st Avenue & 42nd Street 470 feet
- 51st Avenue & 39th Street 590 feet
- Borden Avenue & Hunters Point Avenue 700 feet
- 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard 730 feet
- 50th Avenue & 40th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.