43rd Avenue & 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 39th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 150 Queens is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 38 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
17 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
40 St-Lowery St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
770 feet
Queens Blvd/38 St · Q32, Q60
Within a walk
4 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 older adult center and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    1,160 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    0.4 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 40 St-Lowery St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/38 St, 770 feet away, for the Q32 and Q60.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/38 St Q32, Q60 · Shelter
    770 feet
    Q32 Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 39th Street and 43rd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 43 Ave & 40 St 21 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

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

  1. 39-02 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    930 feet
  2. 43-23 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11104
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunnyside
Elevation
74 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1939.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 39th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 39th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 43rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of 43rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416580 and 426983.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Sunnyside Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. P.S. 150 Queens School
    730 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lowery Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 43-39 39th Street Older adult center
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    620 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 39th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.