111th Street & 42nd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 111th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 111 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 21 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
111 St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
1,190 feet
108 St/43 Av · Q23
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
111th Street & 42nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 111 St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 111 St 7
    550 feet
    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
    0.5 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/43 Av, 1,190 feet away, for the Q23.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/43 Av Q23
    1,190 feet
    Q23

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 43 Ave & 111 St 19 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 114th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 112-44 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 109-5 Marina Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 111th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 111th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 42nd Avenue

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

South side of 42nd Avenue

  • No parking 13 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.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Our World Neighborhood Charter School 3 School
    570 feet
  2. Mosaic Pre-K Center at New York Hall of Science Pre-K center
    1,160 feet
  3. Corona Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 108-18 Roosevelt Avenue Pre-K center
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    590 feet
  2. Corona Golf Playground
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 17 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 111th Street or 42nd Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.