43rd Avenue & 11th Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 11th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queensbridge Park is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 15 places to eat. Within 820 feet are 13 homes, mostly built between 1900 and 1901, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
21 St/Queens Plaza South · B62, Q103
Within a walk
3 places
1 park, 1 pedestrian plaza and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.3 miles
    7 E F G

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St-Queensbridge M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Temple Quad Reliefs” (1992) by Frank Olt and “Stream” (2001) by Elizabeth Murray at the Court Sq-23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/Queens Plaza South, 0.3 miles away, for the B62 and Q103.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/Queens Plaza South B62, Q103
    0.3 miles
    B62 Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 11th Street.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 11 St & 43 Ave 28 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 8-08 Queens Plaza South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 13 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1901.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 11th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of 11th Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-5PM

South side of 43rd Avenue

  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Queensbridge Park
    670 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and two food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 11th Street or 43rd Avenue.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.