51st Avenue & Reeder Street

The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and Reeder Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elmhurst Hospital Center is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
660 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Broadway/Corona Av · Q58
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Avenue & Reeder Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    660 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
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Corona Av, 430 feet away, for the Q58.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Corona Av Q58
    430 feet
    Q58

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q58 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 51 Ave & Van Loon St 24 docks in all
    270 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
    1,260 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 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 41 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Reeder Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Reeder Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial, Georgian (late) and Greek Revival, one each. They were built between 1735 and 1860.

  1. Old St. James Episcopal Church (now Old St. James Parish Hall) Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown (Fellowship Hall) Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
    520 feet
  2. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    620 feet
  3. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    1,260 feet
  2. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. Elmhurst Library
    390 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    140 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    660 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.3 miles
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st Avenue.

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.