43rd Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 42nd Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Torsney Playground is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 46 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
40 St-Lowery St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
Queens Blvd/41 St · Q32, Q60, T320
Within a walk
10 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    1,150 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 52 St 7
    0.5 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/41 St, 850 feet away, for the Q32, Q60 and T320.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/41 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 42nd Street and 43rd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 43 Ave & 42 St 24 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 42-18 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1,280 feet

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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 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 1930 and 1938.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 42nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 42nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 43rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of 43rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 417895, 417904 and 426004.

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Simplified Colonial Revival or Art Deco, and built in 1927.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 150 Queens School
    550 feet
  2. The Q StudioLab Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. Little Friends School Sunnyside Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Q Studiolab-46th St Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  2. Sunnyside Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Torsney Playground
    650 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lowery Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. Queen of Angels RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    920 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 42nd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.