53rd Avenue & 43rd Street
The six-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 43rd Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 54 Av/43 St, is 40 feet away for the Q67, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within 820 feet are 24 homes, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two. Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Heritage oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 54 Av/43 St, 40 feet away, for the Q67.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 54 Av/43 St Q6740 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Long Island Expressway & 48th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station1.2 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 24 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Heritage oak.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 54th Avenue 170 feet
- 54th Avenue & Long Island Expressway 230 feet
- 54th Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 260 feet
- 43rd Street & 54th Road 260 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 54th Avenue 310 feet
- 54th Avenue & 44th Street 370 feet
- Kosciuszko Bridge & 54th Road 470 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 44th Street 510 feet
See every intersection along 43rd Street, 53rd Avenue or 54th Avenue.