204th Street & 42nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 204th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Francis Lewis Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/204 St, is 1,140 feet away for the Q12 and Q13, 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 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/204 St, 1,140 feet away, for the Q12 and Q13.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/204 St Q12, Q131,140 feetQ12 Q13
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
- Q13 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 83 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 1928 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.
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 School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Playground970 feet
Health care
- Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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:
- 203rd Street & 42nd Avenue 260 feet
- 42nd Avenue & 205th Street 260 feet
- 202nd Street & 42nd Avenue 520 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 42nd Avenue 520 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 204th Street 620 feet
- 201st Street & 42nd Avenue 820 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 205th Street 880 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 203rd Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 204th Street or 42nd Avenue.