Broadway & Justice Avenue

Broadway and Justice Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about a minute on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Broadway, all day. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
90 feet · 1 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Broadway/Justice Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Justice Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Justice Av, 70 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Justice Av Q53 SBS · Shelter
    70 feet
    Q53 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Broadway.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & Broadway 25 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Broadway

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Justice Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Justice Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 464134 and 467260.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial, Georgian (late) and Greek Revival, one each. They were built between 1735 and 1860.

  1. Old St. James Episcopal Church (now Old St. James Parish Hall) Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown (Fellowship Hall) Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    100 feet
  2. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
    290 feet
  3. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Central Queens Academy Charter School
    740 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    680 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Library
    420 feet
  2. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Landmark · listed historic place
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    720 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    770 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    970 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Justice 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.