33rd Avenue & Downing Street
The three-way junction of 33rd Avenue and Downing Street is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q26, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven places to eat. About 190 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q26.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy Q260.3 milesQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
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 station0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.7 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 March 2023.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 33rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of 33rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Downing Street
- No parking 4 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 Supermarket1,320 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 32nd Avenue & Downing Street 340 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Higgins Street 600 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 33rd Avenue 620 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Miller Street 750 feet
- 34th Avenue & College Point Boulevard 860 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 32nd Avenue 930 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & College Point Boulevard at 32nd Avenue 930 feet
- 31st Road & Downing Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 33rd Avenue or Downing Street.