Elmhurst Avenue & Macnish Street

Elmhurst Avenue and Macnish Street meet at a three-way junction in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Veterans Grove is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Elmhurst Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and 46 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1939 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elmhurst Av
320 feet · 1 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Broadway/Whitney Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elmhurst Avenue & Macnish Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elmhurst Av, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    320 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
    0.4 miles
    M R
  2. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    0.5 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Whitney Av, 530 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Whitney Av Q53 SBS
    530 feet
    Q53 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Elmhurst Avenue.

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. South Railroad Ave & Broadway 25 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 81-09 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are 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 1939 and 1963.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Elmhurst Avenue (west side).

East side of Elmhurst Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Macnish Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Macnish Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 467838.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. Renaissance Charter School 2 School
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Moore Homestead Playground
    410 feet
  2. Veterans Grove Playground
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    680 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    490 feet

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 20 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

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