83rd Street & 57th Avenue
The three-way junction of 83rd Street and 57th Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Crowley Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/54 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q47, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1975, 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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q47.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/54 Av Q470.3 milesQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & 56 Ave 38 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 114 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Blue Haven' juniper.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Emilia's Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crowley Playground40 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Street & 57th Avenue 250 feet
- 84th Street & 57th Avenue at Madison Street 400 feet
- 84th Street & 56th Avenue 510 feet
- 56th Avenue & Madison Street 650 feet
- 84th Street & 57th Road 660 feet
- 80th Street & 57th Avenue 720 feet
- 84th Street & 55th Road 760 feet
- 85th Street & 57th Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 57th Avenue or 83rd Street.