196th Street & 42nd Road
The three-way junction of 196th Street and 42nd Road is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. William Spyropoulos School is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av, is 710 feet away for the Q76, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av, 710 feet away, for the Q76.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av Q76710 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 July 2021.
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
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Kon Gen Preschool · Pre-K430 feet
- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing Preschool, ages 2 to 5440 feet
- William Spyropoulos School760 feet
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- International School of Permanent Ma Trade or language school780 feet
- P.S. 130 School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Playground850 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Flushing Library840 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch620 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch780 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket1,100 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 196th Street & 42nd Avenue 310 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 196th Street 340 feet
- 195th Street & 42nd Avenue 600 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 195th Street 630 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 42nd Avenue 710 feet
- 196th Street & 44th Avenue 810 feet
- 194th Street & 42nd Avenue 850 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 194th Street 890 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or 42nd Road.