108th Street & 42nd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 108th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Park Of The Americas is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 111 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
111 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
108 St/43 Av · Q23
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
108th Street & 42nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 111 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 111 St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 103 St-Corona Plaza 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/43 Av, 320 feet away, for the Q23.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/43 Av Q23
    320 feet
    Q23

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 108th Street and 42nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 42 Ave & 108 St 20 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 114th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 46-11 108th Street Gas station
    1,130 feet
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 109-5 Marina Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2016

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 108th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 108th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 42nd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 42nd Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 108-18 Roosevelt Avenue Pre-K center
    800 feet
  2. P.S. Q016 the Nancy Debenedittis School
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Park Of The Americas Park
    930 feet
  2. Park Of The Americas Playground
    1,280 feet
  3. Corona Golf Playground
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 108th Street or 42nd Avenue.

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