208th Street & 42nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 208th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q12 and Q13, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1963, 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/Corporal Kennedy St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q12 and Q13.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St Q12, Q130.3 milesQ12 Q13
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
- Q13 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 890 feet by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 208th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 209th Street & 42nd Avenue 260 feet
- 42nd Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street 530 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 208th Street 620 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 207th Street Footbridge 670 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 42nd Avenue 830 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue 880 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 209th Street 880 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 207th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along 208th Street or 42nd Avenue.