Elmhurst Avenue & Denman Street

Elmhurst Avenue and Denman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 46 places to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1936 and 1955, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
90 St-Elmhurst Av
340 feet · 1 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Hampton St/Whitney Ave · Q29
Within a walk
2 places
1 day care or pre-K site and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elmhurst Avenue & Denman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    0.4 miles
    7
  2. 82 St-Jackson Hts 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hampton St/Whitney Ave, 0.3 miles away, for the Q29.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hampton St/Whitney Ave Q29
    0.3 miles
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Elmhurst Avenue.

  • 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Elmhurst Ave & Roosevelt Ave 22 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 37th Road & Brooklyn Queens Expressway Service Road, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,100 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 1936 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 37 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Denman Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Denman Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Elmhurst Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Elmhurst Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Anglo-American Garden Home, and built in 1924.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Big Apple Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    570 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    640 feet
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Denman Street or Elmhurst 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.