53rd Avenue & 208th Street
The four-way crossing of 53rd Avenue and 208th Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 48 Av/208 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q27 and Q31, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 53rd Avenue. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/208 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q27 and Q31.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/208 St Q27, Q310.3 milesQ27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
- 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 eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 212th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 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 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 207th Street 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Oceania Street 270 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 206th Street 520 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 210th Street 540 feet
- 50th Avenue & 208th Street 620 feet
- 56th Avenue & 208th Street 620 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 211th Street 840 feet
- 50th Avenue & 207th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 208th Street or 53rd Avenue.