55th Avenue & Justice Avenue

The four-way crossing of 55th Avenue and Justice Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Horsebrook Island is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
930 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
90 St/56 Av · Q29
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
55th Avenue & Justice Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    930 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
    0.3 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/56 Av, 640 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/56 Av Q29
    640 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 55th Avenue.

  • 15 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
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.5 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 55th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-10PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of 55th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

East side of Justice Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Justice Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Justice Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 402561 and 462738.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    370 feet
  2. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  3. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
    1,220 feet
  2. Queens Pointe Talent Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horsebrook Island Park
    510 feet
  2. Newtown Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  2. Elmhurst Library
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    580 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    190 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    500 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    40 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 55th Avenue or Justice Avenue.

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