Broadway & Cornish Avenue

Broadway and Cornish Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Moore Homestead Playground is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Elmhurst Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Broadway, all day.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elmhurst Av
460 feet · 2 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Broadway/Whitney Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Cornish Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elmhurst Av, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    460 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
    0.3 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Whitney Av, 170 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

Broadway carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Broadway.

  • 48 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
    90 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. 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 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 1940 and 1963.

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
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Broadway (north side).

South side of Broadway

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

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Cornish Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of South Railroad Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South Railroad Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 462845, 464679 and 468769.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    70 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    100 feet
  3. Renaissance Charter School 2 School
    680 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Moore Homestead Playground
    500 feet
  2. Veterans Grove Playground
    880 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Listed historic place
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Lidl Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    240 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 22 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway, Cornish Avenue or South Railroad Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.