37th Street & Greenpoint Avenue
The four-way crossing of 37th Street and Greenpoint Avenue is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. Q023 @ Queens Children Center is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Hunters Point Av, is 100 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Hunters Point Av, 100 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Hunters Point Av B24 · Shelter100 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Greenpoint Avenue.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 36 St & Hunters Point Ave 21 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station480 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 37th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
West side of 37th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
North side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q023 @ Queens Children Center School680 feet
- High Five Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2740 feet
- P.S. 199 Maurice A. FitzGerald School1,250 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Greenpoint Avenue & Hunters Point Avenue 220 feet
- 36th Street & Hunters Point Avenue 310 feet
- 38th Street & Greenpoint Avenue 310 feet
- 50th Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue 500 feet
- 35th Street & Hunters Point Avenue 590 feet
- 50th Avenue & 39th Street 610 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Greenpoint Avenue 620 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & 39th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along 37th Street or Greenpoint Avenue.