51st Avenue & Jackson Avenue

The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and Jackson Avenue is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Old Hickory Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 47 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Jackson Av/49 Av · T323
Within a walk
13 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Avenue & Jackson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    310 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jackson Av/49 Av, 470 feet away, for the T323.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av/49 Av T323
    470 feet
    T323

Next buses at this stop

  1. T323 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 51st Avenue and Jackson Avenue.

  • 58 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vernon Blvd & 50 Ave 45 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5-19 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, 38 Level 2 chargers
    940 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 51st Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 51st Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jackson Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jackson Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414624 and 416059.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Gantry View School
    610 feet
  2. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    670 feet
  3. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Little Ones Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  2. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  4. Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Old Hickory Playground
    40 feet
  2. Andrews Grove Playground
    640 feet
  3. Notorious LIC Park
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Long Island City Community Garden
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship
    450 feet

Fire and police

  1. 108th Precinct Police station
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and two 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st Avenue or Jackson Avenue.

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