90th Street & 54th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 90th Street and 54th 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. Central Queens Academy Charter School is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about five minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
90 St/53 Av · Q29
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Street & 54th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    1,260 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
    0.3 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/53 Av, 300 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/53 Av Q29
    300 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. 55 Ave & 90 St 21 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    0.4 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 54th Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 54th Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 90th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 90th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  2. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    700 feet
  3. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horsebrook Island Park
    580 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,190 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    810 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,120 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    570 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 54th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.