80th Street & 57th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 80th Street and 57th Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 821 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Crowley Playground is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/58 Av, is 790 feet away for the Q47, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds.

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80th Street & 57th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 80 St/58 Av, 790 feet away, for the Q47.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 80 St/58 Av Q47
    790 feet
    Q47

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 80th Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 52-112 79th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 3 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, August 2024

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 821 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Eastbound on 57th Avenue469
Southbound on 80th Street352
Total821

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
72 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1973.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 57th Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of 57th Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 80th Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 80th Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Emilia's Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crowley Playground
    550 feet
  2. Elmhurst Park
    870 feet
  3. Elmhurst Park Playground
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.