209th Street & 42nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 209th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayside Post Office is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St, is 1,230 feet away for the Q12 and Q13, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St, 1,230 feet away, for the Q12 and Q13.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St Q12, Q131,230 feetQ12 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, 1,150 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 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 2021.
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
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Community centers and public services
- Bayside Post Office1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 208th Street & 42nd Avenue 260 feet
- 42nd Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street 270 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 209th Street 620 feet
- 41st Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street 750 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 208th Street 880 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street 890 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 207th Street Footbridge 930 feet
- 41st Avenue & 210th Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 209th Street or 42nd Avenue.