42nd Avenue & 214th Place

The three-way junction of 42nd Avenue and 214th Place is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayside Post Office is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/42 Av, is 520 feet away for the Q13 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 59 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Bell Blvd/42 Av · Q13, Q31
Within a walk
6 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
42nd Avenue & 214th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/42 Av, 520 feet away, for the Q13 and Q31.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bell Blvd/42 Av Q13, Q31
    520 feet
    Q13 Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q13 …
  2. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    1,200 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 December 2021.

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
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 42nd Avenue (north side).

South side of 42nd Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 432288 and 439945.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Tudor Revival. They were built between 1930 and 1931.

  1. Hawthorne Court Apartments Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Little Explorers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayside Library
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bayside Post Office
    740 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 306 Fire station
    1,140 feet
  2. 111th Precinct Police station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,190 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Walfood Supermarket Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 214th Place or 42nd Avenue.

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.