201st Street & 42nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 201st Street and 42nd Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Francis Lewis Playground is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av, is 390 feet away for the Q76, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av, 390 feet away, for the Q76.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av Q76390 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11361
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 42nd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 130 School330 feet
- Kon Gen Preschool · Pre-K760 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Playground150 feet
Health care
- Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice570 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Flushing Library1,310 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 202nd Street & 42nd Avenue 300 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 42nd Avenue 480 feet
- 203rd Street & 42nd Avenue 560 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 201st Street 620 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 201st Street 800 feet
- 204th Street & 42nd Avenue 820 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 44th Avenue 880 feet
- 196th Street & 42nd Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 201st Street or 42nd Avenue.