51st Avenue & Hillyer Street
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and Hillyer Street 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. Elm Community Charter School is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about ten minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and six places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Grand Av-Newtown M, R0.5 milesM R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- M …
- R …
Manhattan
2 lines- M …
- R …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Ireland St, 700 feet away, for the Q60.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/Ireland St Q60700 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & Albion Ave 21 docks in all540 feet
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 station710 feet
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11373
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 110
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1940 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Hillyer Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
West side of Hillyer Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Elm Community Charter School570 feet
- Books & Rattles - Peek a Boo School830 feet
- I.S. 5 - the Walter Crowley Intermediate School890 feet
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- Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park1,270 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground1,280 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch720 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & Ireland Street 270 feet
- 51st Avenue & Gorsline Street 270 feet
- Queens Boulevard & Hillyer Street 450 feet
- 51st Avenue & Manilla Street 500 feet
- 51st Avenue & Jacobus Street 550 feet
- Kneeland Avenue & Hillyer Street 650 feet
- Kneeland Avenue & Ireland Street 720 feet
- Kneeland Avenue & Gorsline Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or Hillyer Street.