83rd Street & 54th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 83rd Street and 54th Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/54 Av, is 520 feet away for the Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 80 St/54 Av, 520 feet away, for the Q47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/54 Av Q47520 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 September 2020.
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
- 79 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 83rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 6AM-4PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 83rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park feature
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy School660 feet
- Kidz Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
- Emilia's Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Elmhurst Park800 feet
- Elmhurst Park Playground850 feet
- Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature920 feet
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- Crowley Playground990 feet
- Grand Slope Park1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Aldebert Church House of worship490 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Street & 54th Avenue 250 feet
- 82nd Street & 54th Avenue 250 feet
- 84th Street & 55th Avenue 430 feet
- 80th Street & 54th Avenue 510 feet
- 55th Avenue & Madison Street 560 feet
- 84th Street & 55th Road 680 feet
- 83rd Street & Grand Avenue 710 feet
- 85th Street & 55th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 54th Avenue or 83rd Street.