80th Street & 45th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 80th Street and 45th Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Moore Homestead Playground is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Elmhurst Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1939 and 1966, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elmhurst Av
940 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
1,280 feet
Broadway/Whitney Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
80th Street & 45th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elmhurst Av, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    940 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. 82 St-Jackson Hts 7
    0.5 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Whitney Av, 1,280 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Whitney Av Q53 SBS
    1,280 feet
    Q53 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 82 St & Broadway 30 docks in all
    980 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 81-09 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1939 and 1966.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 45th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 45th Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 80th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 80th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Star America Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  2. Renaissance Charter School 2 School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Moore Homestead Playground
    570 feet
  2. Frank D. O'Connor Playground
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Elmhurst A Post Office
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    950 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 12 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 45th Avenue or 80th Street.

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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.