53rd Avenue & 189th Street
The four-way crossing of 53rd Avenue and 189th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ella Fitzgerald Playground is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/Pidgeon Meadow Rd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q31, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 53rd Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/Pidgeon Meadow Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q31.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/Pidgeon Meadow Rd Q310.3 milesQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 53rd 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 station0.6 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 41 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 101 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 53rd Avenue
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park310 feet
- Ella Fitzgerald Playground350 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 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:
- 189th Street & Underhill Avenue 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 190th Street 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 188th Street 270 feet
- 50th Avenue & 189th Street 340 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 192nd Street 520 feet
- 50th Avenue & 188th Street 520 feet
- 50th Avenue & Underhill Avenue 530 feet
- 190th Street & Underhill Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along 189th Street or 53rd Avenue.