Grand Avenue & Simonson Street

Grand Avenue and Simonson Street meet at a three-way junction in Elmhurst, Queens. The corner is also named John Browne Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 firehouse is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about five minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Grand Av/Goldsmith St · Q58, Q59
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Avenue & Simonson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/Goldsmith St, 100 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Av/Goldsmith St Q58, Q59 · Shelter
    100 feet
    Q58 Q59
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q58 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & Broadway 25 docks in all
    1,190 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
30
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

This corner is also named John Browne Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on John Browne Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Grand Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Simonson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Simonson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance, and built between 1923 and 1924.

  1. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Slope Park
    400 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. St Aldebert Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.3 miles
  2. Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand 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 Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.