83rd Street & Whitney Avenue

The three-way junction of 83rd Street and Whitney 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. Veterans Grove is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Elmhurst Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and 38 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elmhurst Av
430 feet · 2 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Broadway/Whitney Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
83rd Street & Whitney Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elmhurst Av, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    430 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. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Whitney Av, 370 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Whitney Av Q53 SBS
    370 feet
    Q53 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. South Railroad Ave & Broadway 25 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Whitney Avenue (west side).

East side of 83rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 83rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Whitney Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Whitney Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 468183.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Renaissance Charter School 2 School
    220 feet
  2. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
  3. Campus Education Trade or language school
    550 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Moore Homestead Playground
    350 feet
  2. Veterans Grove Playground
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    180 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    460 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 20 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 83rd Street or Whitney Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.