195th Street & 42nd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 195th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 130 is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/194 St, is 760 feet away for the Q12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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195th Street & 42nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/194 St, 760 feet away, for the Q12.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/194 St Q12
    760 feet
    Q12

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11358
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Auburndale
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 195th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 42nd Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 42nd Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Kon Gen Preschool · Pre-K
    410 feet
  2. International School of Permanent Ma Trade or language school
    660 feet
  3. P.S. 130 School
    830 feet
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  1. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Francis Lewis Playground
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Hua Lian Market Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.