43rd Avenue & 44th Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 44th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queen of Angels RC Church is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 43rd Avenue.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Queens Blvd/45 St · Q32, Q60
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 44th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss 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. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 52 St 7
    0.4 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/45 St, 870 feet away, for the Q32 and Q60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/45 St Q32, Q60 · Shelter
    870 feet
    Q32 Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 43 Ave & 42 St 24 docks in all
    500 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    760 feet

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
69 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,100 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 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 43rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 43rd Avenue

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

East side of 44th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 44th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 424584 and 425065.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 53 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Simplified Colonial Revival or Art Deco, and mostly built between 1924 and 1927.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Little Friends School Sunnyside Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. The Q Studiolab-46th St Pre-K
    600 feet
  3. P.S. 150 Queens School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Torsney Playground
    930 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Queen of Angels RC Church House of worship
    530 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunnyside Post Office
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 20 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 43rd Avenue or 44th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.