Elmhurst Avenue & Elbertson Street

Elmhurst Avenue and Elbertson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine 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 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 41 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1937 and 1959, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
90 St-Elmhurst Av
600 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
1,170 feet
Hampton St/Whitney Ave · Q29
Within a walk
2 places
1 religious building and 1 school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elmhurst Avenue & Elbertson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    600 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
    0.4 miles
    7
  2. Elmhurst Av M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hampton St/Whitney Ave, 1,170 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hampton St/Whitney Ave Q29
    1,170 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Elmhurst Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Elmhurst Ave & Forley St 21 docks in all
    290 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
    0.7 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
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 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 1937 and 1959.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

North side of Elbertson Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Elbertson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Elmhurst Avenue

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

West side of Elmhurst Avenue

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 89q: the Jose Peralta School of Dreamers School
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 19 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Elbertson 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.