40th Road & Prince Street

The three-way junction of 40th Road and Prince Street is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Bland development. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. James A. Bland Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing-Main St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 272 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing-Main St
650 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Roosevelt Av/Prince St · Q90
Within a walk
23 places
9 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
40th Road & Prince Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing-Main St, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Flushing-Main St 7
    650 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy World” (1999) by Ik-Joong Kang at the Flushing-Main St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Av/Prince St, 290 feet away, for the Q90.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Roosevelt Av/Prince St Q90
    290 feet
    Q90

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway westbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 133-11 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Bland development.

Since 2014 at least 237 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 40th Road

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 40th Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Prince Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Prince Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400356, 435827 and 438457.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and neo-Gothic, one each. They were built between 1853 and 1908.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Flushing #2 Municipal Parking Field.

  1. Goldenrain Corners Ornamental gates by Ming Fay, about 2004
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 community center
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Accelerated Career Advancement Train Trade or language school
    490 feet
  2. Compu21 Institute Trade or language school
    490 feet
  3. New York Beauty School Trade or language school
    690 feet
Show all 11
  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Flush Trade or language school
    750 feet
  2. Amlotus Trade or language school
    840 feet
  3. Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  4. Council for Urban Employment Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  5. English Language Learning Ctr Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  6. Manhattan Language Center Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  7. Hta of New York, Inc. - Flushing School
    1,060 feet
  8. Zoni Language Centers - Flushing, LL Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James A. Bland Playground
    40 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Sky View Parc Public space
    840 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 52 Ambulance station
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Main Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Flushing Library
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Georges Episcopal Church Flushing Landmark · listed historic place
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Bland Community center
    400 feet
  2. Older adult center at 40-15 College Point Boulevard Older adult center
    770 feet
  3. Flushing Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Jmart Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Sky Foods Supermarket
    830 feet
  3. US 1 Supermarket Supermarket
    840 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    750 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    830 feet

Shopping centers

  1. New World Mall Shopping center
    570 feet
  2. The Shops at SkyView Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 272 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 40th Road or Prince Street.

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