213th Street & 42nd Avenue

The three-way junction of 213th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayside Post Office is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/42 Av, is 400 feet away for the Q13 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 65 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Bell Blvd/42 Av · Q13, Q31
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 fire station and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
213th Street & 42nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/42 Av, 400 feet away, for the Q13 and Q31.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bell Blvd/42 Av Q13, Q31
    400 feet
    Q13 Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q13 …
  2. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 35-02 Bell Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    1,080 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
Bayside
Elevation
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1970.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 213th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 213th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of 42nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 42nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400391, 443067, 452171 and 452172.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1873.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Little Explorers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  2. Immanuel Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bayside Post Office
    140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 306 Fire station
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Walfood Supermarket Supermarket
    1,130 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 213th Street or 42nd Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.