51st Avenue & Center Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hunter's Point South Park is 20 feet away, and Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Center Blvd/Borden Av, 270 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Center Blvd/Borden Av Q101, Q103270 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard.
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Center Blvd & 51 Ave 23 docks in all120 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 1-55 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers490 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2012 and 2019.
Since 2014 at least 721 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 145 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the serviceberry and the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2013 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 51st Avenue
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 51st Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Center Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Hunters Point Park.
- Tetherball Monument Sculpture by Karyn Olivier, 2015160 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film School230 feet
- Hunters Point Community Middle School230 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
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- Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
- Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K600 feet
- Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
- P.S./I.S. 78q School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunter's Point South Park20 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground130 feet
- Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park Dog run150 feet
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- Gantry Plaza State Park310 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature990 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (South) Playground1,230 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hunters Point Library1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket590 feet
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy500 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Center Boulevard 230 feet
- Borden Avenue & Center Boulevard 250 feet
- 50th Avenue & Center Boulevard 280 feet
- 51st Avenue & 2nd Street 330 feet
- 50th Avenue & 2nd Street 550 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 2nd Street 550 feet
- 49th Avenue & Center Boulevard 600 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or Center Boulevard.