54th Avenue & Vernon Boulevard
The three-way junction of 54th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Manhattan Avenue Street End Park is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2005 and 2010, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- Hunters Point Av 70.5 miles7
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 2 St/55 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 2 St/55 Av Q101, Q1030.3 milesQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Ave & Center Blvd 27 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 5-19 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, 38 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 2005 and 2010.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 54th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 54th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Vernon Boulevard
- Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Manhattan Avenue Street End Park420 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
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 nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & Vernon Boulevard 150 feet
- 54th Avenue & Malt Drive 760 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 11th Street 790 feet
- Pulaski Bridge & 53rd Avenue 850 feet
- Borden Avenue & 11th Street 980 feet
- Pulaski Bridge & Borden Avenue 1,030 feet
- Pulaski Bridge & 11th Street 1,120 feet
- Borden Avenue & I 495 1,150 feet
See every intersection along 54th Avenue or Vernon Boulevard.