53rd Avenue & 201st Street
The four-way crossing of 53rd Avenue and 201st Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 162 John Golden is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, is 810 feet away for the Q76, 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 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, 810 feet away, for the Q76.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av Q76810 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- 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
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the European hornbeam and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 201st Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 53rd Avenue
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 162 John Golden School190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Saul Weprin Playground610 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 202nd Street & 53rd Avenue 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 53rd Avenue 280 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 203rd Street 520 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 199th Street 560 feet
- 50th Avenue & 201st Street 620 feet
- 56th Avenue & 201st Street 620 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 198th Street 820 feet
- 51st Avenue & 199th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 201st Street or 53rd Avenue.