102nd Street & 42nd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 102nd Street and 42nd Avenue is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. American Triangle is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St-Corona Plaza, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1967, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St-Corona Plaza
880 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
43 Av/102 St · Q14
Within a walk
23 places
11 religious buildings, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
102nd Street & 42nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St-Corona Plaza, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St-Corona Plaza 7
    880 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 43 Av/102 St, 200 feet away, for the Q14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 43 Av/102 St Q14
    200 feet
    Q14

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 42nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 103 St & 41 Ave 23 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-21 Junction Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Corona
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1967.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and February 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 42nd Avenue (south side).

East side of 102nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 102nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of 42nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 466544, 466545, 467084 and 467085.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Renaissance, and built between 1912 and 1914.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Corona Arts & Sciences Academy School
    1,020 feet
  2. P.S. Q016 the Nancy Debenedittis School
    1,050 feet
  3. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 104-14 Roosevelt Avenue Pre-K center
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pioneer Academy School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Veteran's Square
    40 feet
  2. Park Of The Americas Park
    240 feet
  3. American Triangle
    290 feet
Show all 5
  1. Park Of The Americas Playground
    600 feet
  2. Corona Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Corona A Post Office
    920 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 289/Ladder 138 Fire station · landmark
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 36 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 102nd Street or 42nd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.