42nd Avenue & 205th Street
The four-way crossing of 42nd Avenue and 205th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Francis Lewis Playground is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/204 St, is 1,280 feet away for the Q12 and Q13, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1932 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/204 St, 1,280 feet away, for the Q12 and Q13.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/204 St Q12, Q131,280 feetQ12 Q13
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
- Q13 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station1,270 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1932 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Playground1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Clearview Expressway & 42nd Avenue 260 feet
- 204th Street & 42nd Avenue 260 feet
- 203rd Street & 42nd Avenue 520 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 205th Street 620 feet
- 202nd Street & 42nd Avenue 780 feet
- Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue 860 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 204th Street 880 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 205th Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 205th Street or 42nd Avenue.