43rd Avenue & 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 45th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bliss Plaza is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 54 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 43rd Avenue.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Queens Blvd/45 St · Q32, Q60
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    900 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 52 St 7
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 40 St-Lowery 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, 600 feet away, for the Q32 and Q60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/45 St Q32, Q60 · Shelter
    600 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 43 Ave & 47 St 33 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
65 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 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 1928 and 1941.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and December 2025, 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 45th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7PM-7AM ALL DAYS

West side of 45th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 425065.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 105 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

Nine 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

Schools and child care

  1. The Q Studiolab-46th St Pre-K
    340 feet
  2. Little Friends School Sunnyside Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K · landmark
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Torsney Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Queen of Angels RC Church House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunnyside Post Office
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    1,100 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 18 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 45th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.