42nd Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street
The four-way crossing of 42nd Avenue and Corporal Kennedy Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Bayside Post Office is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St, is 1,150 feet away for the Q12 and Q13, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1963, 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/Corporal Kennedy St, 1,150 feet away, for the Q12 and Q13.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St Q12, Q131,150 feetQ12 Q13
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
- Q13 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Corporal Kennedy Street.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Corporal Kennedy Street (west side).
South side of 42nd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 434618.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Community centers and public services
- Bayside Post Office970 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 209th Street & 42nd Avenue 270 feet
- 41st Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street 490 feet
- 208th Street & 42nd Avenue 530 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street 620 feet
- 41st Avenue & 210th Street 750 feet
- 41st Avenue & 209th Street 760 feet
- 39th Avenue & Corporal Kennedy Street 820 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 210th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 42nd Avenue or Corporal Kennedy Street.