203rd Street & 42nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 203rd Street and 42nd 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. P.S. 130 is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av, is 950 feet away for the Q76, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av, 950 feet away, for the Q76.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/42 Av Q76950 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 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 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 September 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
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 130 School890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Playground710 feet
Health care
- Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice850 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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:
- 202nd Street & 42nd Avenue 260 feet
- 204th Street & 42nd Avenue 260 feet
- 42nd Avenue & 205th Street 520 feet
- 201st Street & 42nd Avenue 560 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 203rd Street 620 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 42nd Avenue 780 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 202nd Street 880 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 204th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 203rd Street or 42nd Avenue.