32nd Avenue & Downing Street
The four-way crossing of 32nd Avenue and Downing Street is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Linden Pl/32 Av, is 1,140 feet away for the Q61, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 places to eat. Within 820 feet are 35 homes, mostly built in 1901, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Pl/32 Av, 1,140 feet away, for the Q61.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Pl/32 Av Q611,140 feetQ61
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound at Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street at Whitestone Expressway Turnaround, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 35 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1901.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 70 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and August 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 32nd Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of 32nd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Downing Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Downing Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 32nd Avenue & Higgins Street 260 feet
- 33rd Avenue & Downing Street 340 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Miller Street 410 feet
- 31st Road & Downing Street 600 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & College Point Boulevard at 32nd Avenue 630 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Farrington Street 710 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Downing Street 720 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 32nd Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 32nd Avenue or Downing Street.