81st Street & Caldwell Avenue
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and Caldwell Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/80 St, is 390 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and six places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/80 St, 390 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/80 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34390 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Caldwell Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Caldwell Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket240 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Street & Eliot Avenue 140 feet
- 80th Street & Caldwell Avenue 290 feet
- 82nd Street & Eliot Avenue 300 feet
- 80th Street & Eliot Avenue 410 feet
- 82nd Street & 60th Road 560 feet
- 79th Street & Caldwell Avenue 570 feet
- Caldwell Avenue & 82nd Place 640 feet
- 79th Street & Eliot Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Caldwell Avenue.