54th Avenue & 2nd Street
The four-way crossing of 54th Avenue and 2nd Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The sculpture “Tetherball Monument” is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 2nd Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.4 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 2 St/55 Av, 390 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 2 St/55 Av Q101, Q103390 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Street.
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Ave & Center Blvd 27 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.9 miles
- 1-55 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,210 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
- Elevation
- 4 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2019 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 1,297 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 2nd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 54th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 54th Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Hunters Point Park.
- Tetherball Monument Sculpture by Karyn Olivier, 2015760 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
- 1 ferry landing
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film School870 feet
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- Hunters Point Community Middle School870 feet
- Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K870 feet
- Building Brilliance Day Care II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5980 feet
- Hunters Point Elementary School1,040 feet
- P.S. 384 Pre-K1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunter's Point South Park310 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (South) Playground340 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature650 feet
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- Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground1,040 feet
- Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park Dog run1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket1,050 feet
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,070 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- 55th Avenue & 2nd Street 260 feet
- 54th Avenue & Center Boulevard 420 feet
- 54th Avenue & Malt Drive 510 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 2nd Street 520 feet
- 55th Avenue & Center Boulevard 630 feet
- 56th Avenue & 2nd Street 650 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue 670 feet
- 51st Avenue & 2nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 2nd Street or 54th Avenue.