53rd Avenue & 197th Street
The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 197th 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. P.S. 162 John Golden is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, is 670 feet away for the Q26, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two 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 Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, 670 feet away, for the Q26.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av Q26670 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
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.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 July 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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Home Sweet Home Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K330 feet
- P.S. 162 John Golden School1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 198th Street 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 400 feet
- Hollis Court Boulevard & Weeks Lane 490 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 490 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 199th Street 520 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 196th Street 520 feet
- 196th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 630 feet
- 56th Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 710 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or 53rd Avenue.