Van Horn Street & 55th Road

Van Horn Street and 55th Road meet at a three-way junction in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 102 Bayview is 120 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 seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
1,100 feet
Queens Blvd/55 Av · Q59, Q60
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Horn Street & 55th Road 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/55 Av, 1,100 feet away, for the Q59 and Q60.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/55 Av Q59, Q60
    1,100 feet
    Q59 Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q59 …
  2. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & 56 Ave 38 docks in all
    1,280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 55th Road

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

West side of 55th Road

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

East side of Van Horn Street

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 102 Bayview School
    120 feet
  2. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    320 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,150 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    1,020 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 55th Road or Van Horn Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.