39th Avenue & Bell Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 39th Avenue and Bell Boulevard is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayside All St Episcopal Church is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/39 Av, is 130 feet away for the Q13, Q27 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Bell Blvd/39 Av · Q13, Q27, Q31
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
39th Avenue & Bell Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/39 Av, 130 feet away, for the Q13, Q27 and Q31.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bell Blvd/39 Av Q13, Q27, Q31
    130 feet
    Q13 Q27 Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q13 …
  2. Q27 …
  3. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 35-02 Bell Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    1,140 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11361
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bayside
Elevation
84 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 39th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 39th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of Bell Boulevard

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bell Boulevard

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 437987, 444490, 451179 and 451182.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1873.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Explorers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  2. Lutheran School of Flushing & Baysid School
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bayside All St Episcopal Church House of worship
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bayside Post Office
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 306 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Walfood Supermarket Supermarket
    120 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 39th Avenue or Bell Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.