52nd Avenue & Justice Avenue

The three-way junction of 52nd Avenue and Justice Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elmhurst Library is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about a minute on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
270 feet · 1 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Broadway/Justice Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
17 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
52nd Avenue & Justice Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 270 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    270 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
  2. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Justice Av, 190 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Justice Av Q53 SBS · Shelter
    190 feet
    Q53 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & Broadway 25 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.6 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Justice Avenue (west side).

North side of 52nd Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 52nd Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Justice Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 464134.

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
    420 feet
  2. Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown (Fellowship Hall) Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
    470 feet
  3. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    560 feet
Show all 5
  1. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  2. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horsebrook Island Park
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Library
    530 feet
  2. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    890 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,250 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    790 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and ten 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 52nd Avenue or Justice 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.