53rd Avenue & 198th Street
The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 198th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 162 John Golden is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, is 920 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. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, 920 feet away, for the Q26.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av Q26920 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 cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2016.
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
- 55 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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-K590 feet
- P.S. 162 John Golden School1,010 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 197th Street 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 199th Street 270 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 53rd Avenue 540 feet
- 51st Avenue & 199th Street 570 feet
- 56th Avenue & 198th Street 620 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 660 feet
- Hollis Court Boulevard & Weeks Lane 740 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 740 feet
See every intersection along 198th Street or 53rd Avenue.