43rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and Bell Boulevard is in Bayside, Queens, and is also named Benjamin Fried Boulevard by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 306 firehouse is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd, is 360 feet away for the Q13 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 68 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd, 360 feet away, for the Q13 and Q31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd Q13, Q31360 feetQ13 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1,300 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11361
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Benjamin Fried Boulevard, a co-naming enacted on February 5, 2015 (Local Law 15 of 2015).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Benjamin Fried Boulevard.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 10 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 43rd Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of 43rd Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Bell Boulevard
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Bell Boulevard
- Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 432287, 448882, 452173 and 453440.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 police station
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Immanuel Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
- Little Explorers Preschool, ages 2 to 51,170 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bayside Library800 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bayside Post Office840 feet
Fire and police
- 111th Precinct Police station960 feet
- Engine 306 Fire station1,240 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch580 feet
- Chase Bank branch610 feet
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy870 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 68 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 213th Street 250 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 214th Place 320 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Bell Boulevard 450 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 42nd Avenue 480 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 212th Street 500 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 215th Street 580 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 41st Road 620 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 213th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 43rd Avenue or Bell Boulevard.