57th Road & Hoffman Drive

The three-way junction of 57th Road and Hoffman Drive is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Horsebrook Island is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
4 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
770 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Hoffman Dr/58 Av · Q29
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
57th Road & Hoffman Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Memory of the Lost Batallion” (1996) by Pablo Tauler at the Woodhaven Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hoffman Dr/58 Av, 480 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoffman Dr/58 Av Q29
    480 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & 56 Ave 38 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 60-50 Woodhaven 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
30
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 57th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 57th Road

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

South side of Hoffman Drive

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 467759.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Pointe Talent Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  2. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoffman Park
    240 feet
  2. Hoffman Park Playground
    740 feet
  3. Horsebrook Island Park
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    610 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,010 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    650 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    830 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and three 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:

See every intersection along 57th Road or Hoffman Drive.

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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.