51st Avenue & Corona Avenue at Poyer Street

The five-way junction of 51st Avenue, Corona Avenue and Poyer Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown (Fellowship Hall), one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 620 feet away, and Renaissance Charter School 2 is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Queens Blvd/Van Loon St · Q60
Within a walk
17 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Avenue & Corona Avenue at Poyer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    1,010 feet
    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. Elmhurst Av M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Van Loon St, 380 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/Van Loon St Q60
    380 feet
    Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 51 Ave & Van Loon St 24 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    900 feet
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Corona Avenue (south side).

North side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Corona Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406917 and 466898.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1735 and 1924.

  1. Old St. James Episcopal Church (now Old St. James Parish Hall) Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown (Fellowship Hall) Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
    860 feet
  2. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  3. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
Show all 7
  1. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  2. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  3. P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone School
    1,180 feet
  4. Renaissance Charter School 2 School
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    390 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Elmhurst Library
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Landmark · listed historic place
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    620 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    580 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st Avenue, Corona Avenue or Poyer 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.