53rd Avenue & 188th Street
The five-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 188th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. Q177 is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/Pidgeon Meadow Rd, is 1,230 feet away for the Q31, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/Pidgeon Meadow Rd, 1,230 feet away, for the Q31.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/Pidgeon Meadow Rd Q311,230 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 53rd Avenue and Underhill Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 119 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 53rd Avenue
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Underhill Avenue
- No stopping 13 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q177 School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park50 feet
- Ella Fitzgerald Playground450 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Avenue & 188th Street 250 feet
- 50th Avenue & Underhill Avenue 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 189th Street 270 feet
- 189th Street & Underhill Avenue 350 feet
- 187th Street & Underhill Avenue 370 feet
- 188th Street & Peck Avenue 500 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 190th Street 530 feet
- 50th Avenue & 189th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street, 53rd Avenue or Underhill Avenue.