53rd Avenue & Justice Avenue

The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and Justice Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Old St. James Episcopal Church (now Old St. James Parish Hall) stands 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about two minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
540 feet · 2 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Broadway/Justice Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
13 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
53rd Avenue & Justice Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Justice Av, 470 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Justice Av Q53 SBS · Shelter
    470 feet
    Q53 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 Ave & 90 St 21 docks in all
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 53rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 53rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Justice Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial, and built between 1735 and 1736.

  1. Old St. James Episcopal Church (now Old St. James Parish Hall) Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    290 feet
  2. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  3. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horsebrook Island Park
    990 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Library
    810 feet
  2. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Listed historic place
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    980 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    520 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or Justice Avenue.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.