Elder Avenue & Byrd Street
Elder Avenue and Byrd Street meet at a three-way junction in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Botanical Garden is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Elder Av, is 330 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and 23 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Elder Av, 330 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Elder Av Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter330 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,800 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 1962 and 1983.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Byrd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Byrd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Elder Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Jack & Jill Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park60 feet
- Queens Botanical Garden350 feet
- Silent Springs Playground1,160 feet
Show all 4
- NYHMC Playground1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Plus Supermarket1,060 feet
- Chung Fat Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- GW Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Colden Street & Elder Avenue 230 feet
- Main Street & Elder Avenue 290 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Byrd Street 600 feet
- Oak Allee Promenade & Botanical Garden Entrance 610 feet
- Oak Allee Promenade & Cherry Circle Path 640 feet
- Main Street & Dahlia Avenue 660 feet
- 45th Avenue & Colden Street 730 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Colden Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Byrd Street or Elder Avenue.