Elbertson Street & Britton Avenue

Elbertson Street and Britton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 89q: the Jose Peralta School of Dreamers is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 50 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
90 St-Elmhurst Av
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
780 feet
Hampton St/Britton Av · Q29
Within a walk
4 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elbertson Street & Britton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    830 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 82 St-Jackson Hts 7
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. Elmhurst Av M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hampton St/Britton Av, 780 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hampton St/Britton Av Q29
    780 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Britton Avenue.

  • 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 87 St & Roosevelt Ave 23 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 37th Road & Brooklyn Queens Expressway Service Road, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-21 Junction Boulevard Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 81-09 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

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
21 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,000 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 1928 and 1951.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Britton Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Britton Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Elbertson Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Elbertson Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406049 and 468904.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 33 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Anglo-American Garden Home, and mostly built between 1922 and 1924.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 89q: the Jose Peralta School of Dreamers School
    690 feet
  2. Little Friends School Elmhurst Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Manuel De Dios Unanue Triangle
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Britton Avenue or Elbertson Street.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.