Dongan Avenue & Poyer Street

Dongan Avenue and Poyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Elmhurst Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elmhurst Av
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Queens Blvd/Van Loon St · Q60
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dongan Avenue & Poyer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elmhurst Av, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    1,310 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 Queens Blvd/Van Loon St, 940 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/Van Loon St Q60
    940 feet
    Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 51 Ave & Van Loon St 24 docks in all
    640 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dongan Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Dongan Avenue

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

East side of Poyer Street

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

West side of Poyer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 403574.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone School
    630 feet
  3. Renaissance Charter School 2 School
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Campus Education Trade or language school
    800 feet
  2. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  3. Elm Community Charter School
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Elmhurst Library
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Lidl Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,070 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and ten 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 Dongan Avenue or Poyer 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.