35th Street & Van Dam Street
The three-way junction of 35th Street and Van Dam Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Starr Av, is 410 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Van Dam Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Starr Av, 410 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Starr Av B24410 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Van Dam Street.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Review Ave & Greenpoint Ave 17 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-10 Borden Avenue Gas station1,150 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers390 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Van Dam Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
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 station1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Dam Street & Starr Avenue 90 feet
- 35th Street & Starr Avenue 130 feet
- 34th Street & Starr Avenue 320 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Starr Avenue 390 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Van Dam Street 440 feet
- 35th Street & Review Avenue 490 feet
- JJ Byrne Memorial Bridge & Greenpoint Avenue 530 feet
- 34th Street & Van Dam Street 550 feet
See every intersection along 35th Street or Van Dam Street.