43rd Avenue & 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 34th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 1,225 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. NY School for Med & Dent Assts is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and nine places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 43rd Avenue.

Safety record
18 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St-Rawson St
640 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
Queens Blvd/35 St · Q32, Q60, T320
Within a walk
3 places
1 college, 1 day care or pre-K site and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    640 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Queens Plaza E, F, R
    0.5 miles
    E F R
  2. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    0.5 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 33 St-Rawson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/35 St, 850 feet away, for the Q32, Q60 and T320.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/35 St Q32, Q60, T320 · Shelter
    850 feet
    Q32 Q60 T320
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. Q60 …
  3. T320 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 43rd Avenue.

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Skillman Ave & 43 Ave 19 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-20 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 32-23 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,070 feet
  3. 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2022
  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,225 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Eastbound on 43rd Avenue1,115
Southbound on 34th Street110
Total1,225

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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)
Sunnyside
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the chinkapin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 34th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 34th Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 43rd Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 43rd Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 421243.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. NY School for Med & Dent Assts College
    920 feet
  2. The YMCA of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City YMCA Recreation center
    950 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 34th Street or 43rd Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.