42nd Avenue & Junction Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 42nd Avenue and Junction Boulevard is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 790 feet to the 110th Precinct. The nearest subway, Junction Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Junction Blvd
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Junction Blvd/43 Av · Q72
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
42nd Avenue & Junction Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Junction Blvd, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    1,100 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 103 St-Corona Plaza 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Junction Blvd/43 Av, 230 feet away, for the Q72.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Junction Blvd/43 Av Q72
    230 feet
    Q72

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 42nd Avenue.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 46 Ave & Junction Blvd 19 docks in all
    880 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 97th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 43-21 Junction Boulevard Gas station
    490 feet
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the eastern redbud.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 42nd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 42nd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Junction Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of Junction Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 110 School
    720 feet
  2. Corona Arts & Sciences Academy School
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bangladesh Hindu Mandir House of worship
    840 feet

Fire and police

  1. 110th Precinct Police station
    790 feet
  2. Engine 289/Ladder 138 Fire station
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 42nd Avenue or Junction Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.