Queens Boulevard & 57th Avenue

Queens Boulevard and 57th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hoffman Park is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 53 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
44 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
860 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Queens Blvd/56 Av · Q60
Within a walk
11 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 57th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    860 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
    1,200 feet
    M R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Memory of the Lost Batallion” (1996) by Pablo Tauler at the Woodhaven Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/56 Av, 460 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/56 Av Q60 · Shelter
    460 feet
    Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & 56 Ave 38 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 1,170 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 60-50 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    230 feet
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2022

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 57th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 57th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 57th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

North side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 12 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403998 and 462595.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Pointe Talent Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  2. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  3. Magic Years Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cathedral Prep School-Seminary School
    1,270 feet
  2. Geneis Medical Training Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoffman Park
    680 feet
  2. Horsebrook Island Park
    780 feet
  3. Hoffman Park Playground
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    350 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    980 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    820 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Center Shopping center
    400 feet
  2. Queens Place Shopping center
    470 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 57th Avenue or Queens Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.