196th Street & 44th Avenue
The three-way junction of 196th Street and 44th Avenue 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 240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/44 Av, is 690 feet away for the Q76, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/44 Av, 690 feet away, for the Q76.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/44 Av Q76690 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 16 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 station0.4 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 May 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
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 196th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
North side of 44th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- William Spyropoulos School240 feet
- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing Preschool, ages 2 to 5370 feet
- International School of Permanent Ma Trade or language school900 feet
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- St Kevin Catholic Academy School1,180 feet
- Kon Gen Preschool · Pre-K1,240 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Flushing Library610 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch740 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch910 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket1,220 feet
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 45th Avenue & 196th Street 270 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 196th Street 470 feet
- 45th Avenue & 195th Street 530 feet
- 196th Street & 45th Road 540 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Northern Boulevard 700 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 195th Street 750 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 45th Avenue 760 feet
- 194th Street & 45th Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or 44th Avenue.