42nd Avenue & National Street

The three-way junction of 42nd Avenue and National Street is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Veteran's Square is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St-Corona Plaza, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1968, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St-Corona Plaza
860 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
National St/43 Av · Q14
Within a walk
24 places
11 religious buildings, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
42nd Avenue & National Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St-Corona Plaza, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St-Corona Plaza 7
    860 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is National St/43 Av, 320 feet away, for the Q14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. National St/43 Av Q14
    320 feet
    Q14

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 42nd Avenue and National Street.

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 103 St & 41 Ave 23 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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)
Corona
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1968.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 42nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 42nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of National Street

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

West side of National Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 465409, 466545, 467269 and 467270.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Renaissance, and built between 1912 and 1914.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Corona Arts & Sciences Academy School
    950 feet
  2. P.S. Q016 the Nancy Debenedittis School
    1,190 feet
  3. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 104-14 Roosevelt Avenue Pre-K center
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. Pioneer Academy School
    1,220 feet
  2. P.S. 110 School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Veteran's Square
    30 feet
  2. American Triangle
    270 feet
  3. Park Of The Americas Park
    410 feet
Show all 5
  1. Park Of The Americas Playground
    610 feet
  2. Corona Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Corona A Post Office
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 289/Ladder 138 Fire station · landmark
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 34 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 42nd Avenue or National Street.

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