90th Street & 52nd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 90th Street and 52nd Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. International High School for Health Sciences is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
90 St/53 Av · Q29
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Street & 52nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    1,160 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. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/53 Av, 240 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/53 Av Q29
    240 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 90 St & 51 Ave 19 docks in all
    230 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.

  1. 94-01 Corona Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 52nd Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 52nd Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 90th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 90th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Flemish Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1920 and 1958.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. International High School for Health Sciences School
    860 feet
  3. Newtown High School Landmark
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  2. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  3. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Middleburgh Triangle
    1,010 feet
  2. Horsebrook Island Park
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Library
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    1,090 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 52nd Avenue or 90th Street.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.