51st Avenue & St James Avenue

The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and St James Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 stands 360 feet away, and Reformed Church Newtown is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about six minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Queens Blvd/51 Av · Q60
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Avenue & St James Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.3 miles
    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 Queens Blvd/51 Av, 410 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/51 Av Q60 · Shelter
    410 feet
    Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St James Ave & 51 Ave 21 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 51st Avenue

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

North side of St James Avenue

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

South side of St James Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance, and built between 1923 and 1924.

  1. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. Elm Community Charter School
    790 feet
  3. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    990 feet
  2. Elmhurst Library
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    950 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st Avenue or St James 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.