57th Avenue & 251st Street
The four-way crossing of 57th Avenue and 251st Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. North Hills Library is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 1,070 feet away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and seven places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1953, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, 1,070 feet away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy Q30, QM5, QM8, QM351,070 feetQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1,220 feet
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 182 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 57th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 57th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nassau Mall South Park880 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- North Hills Library1,100 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 251st Street 190 feet
- 58th Avenue & 251st Street 300 feet
- 57th Avenue & 253rd Street 560 feet
- 60th Avenue & 251st Street 780 feet
- 57th Avenue & 254th Street 840 feet
- 58th Avenue & 253rd Street 860 feet
- 57th Avenue & Marathon Parkway 920 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or 57th Avenue.