12th Street & 43rd Road

The three-way junction of 12th Street and 43rd Road is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 120 feet to the 12th Street Plaza. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 19 places to eat. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2025, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
21 St/44 Dr · B62, Q103
Within a walk
2 places
1 pedestrian plaza and 1 trade or language school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
12th Street & 43rd Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.3 miles
    7 E F G

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St-Queensbridge M
    0.5 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Temple Quad Reliefs” (1992) by Frank Olt and “Stream” (2001) by Elizabeth Murray at the Court Sq-23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/44 Dr, 0.3 miles away, for the B62 and Q103.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/44 Dr B62, Q103 · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    B62 Q103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 11 St & 43 Ave 28 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8-08 Queens Plaza South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point

The streets

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

Homes

About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2025.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the maidenhair tree and the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 12th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    850 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and two 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Street or 43rd Road.

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