34th Street & Van Dam Street
The three-way junction of 34th Street and Van Dam Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/Van Dam St, is 380 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and ten places to eat. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/Van Dam St, 380 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Van Dam St Q67380 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bradley Ave & Greenpoint Ave 21 docks in all570 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-10 Borden Avenue Gas station590 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers280 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 170 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 34th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
East side of Van Dam Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Van Dam Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three 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 of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 34th Street & Van Dam Street at Bradley Avenue 60 feet
- 31st Place & Bradley Avenue 310 feet
- 35th Street & Bradley Avenue 330 feet
- Borden Avenue & Bradley Avenue 390 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Van Dam Street 390 feet
- 34th Street & Starr Avenue 410 feet
- Van Dam Street & Starr Avenue 460 feet
- Borden Avenue & 34th Street 470 feet
See every intersection along 34th Street or Van Dam Street.