53rd Avenue & 106th Street

The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 106th Street is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/Corona Av, is 550 feet away for the Q23, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
108 St/Corona Av · Q23
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
53rd Avenue & 106th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/Corona Av, 550 feet away, for the Q23.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/Corona Av Q23 · Shelter
    550 feet
    Q23
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 53rd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 108 St & 52 Ave 36 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-55 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Corona
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 106th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 106th Street

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

South side of 53rd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 014 Fairview School
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. William F Moore Park
    550 feet
  2. Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario Garden
    1,100 feet
  3. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona Landmark · listed historic place
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 107-24 Corona Avenue Older adult center
    600 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 106th Street or 53rd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.