53rd Avenue & 44th Street
The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 44th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 54 Av/43 St, is 550 feet away for the Q67, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within 820 feet are 36 homes, mostly built in 1915, almost all in houses of one or two. Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 54 Av/43 St, 550 feet away, for the Q67.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 54 Av/43 St Q67550 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, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station1.2 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2022.
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
- 76 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 36 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1915.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Avenue & 44th Street 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 46th Street 410 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 43rd Street 510 feet
- 44th Street & 54th Road 520 feet
- 54th Avenue & 46th Street 680 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 54th Avenue 680 feet
- 54th Avenue & Long Island Expressway 740 feet
- 54th Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 770 feet
See every intersection along 44th Street or 53rd Avenue.