Francis Lewis Boulevard & 53rd Avenue
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 53rd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 265 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 162 John Golden is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, is 530 feet away for the Q76, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 53rd Avenue.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av, 530 feet away, for the Q76.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/56 Av Q76530 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 53rd Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 265 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,522nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 170 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 53rd Avenue
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 162 John Golden School470 feet
- Home Sweet Home Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Saul Weprin Playground890 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
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:
- 53rd Avenue & 199th Street 280 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 201st Street 280 feet
- 202nd Street & 53rd Avenue 540 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 198th Street 540 feet
- 51st Avenue & 199th Street 590 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 50th Avenue 610 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 56th Avenue 620 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 197th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or Francis Lewis Boulevard.