53rd Avenue & 92nd Street

The four-way crossing of 53rd Avenue and 92nd Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Newtown Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about eight minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Safety record
11 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
92 St/53 Av · Q29
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
53rd Avenue & 92nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 92 St/53 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 92 St/53 Av Q29
    50 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 53 Ave & 94 St 20 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 94-01 Corona Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 53rd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 53rd Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 92nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 92nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  2. Cathedral Prep School-Seminary School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Newtown Playground
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Center Shopping center
    1,260 feet
  2. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or 92nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.