44th Avenue & 12th Street

The three-way junction of 44th Avenue and 12th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Information Technology High School is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 30 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
21 St/44 Dr · B62, Q103
Within a walk
6 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
44th Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    1,090 feet
    7 E F G

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    0.5 miles
    G
  2. 21 St-Queensbridge M
    0.5 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Temple Quad Reliefs” (1992) by Frank Olt and “Stream” (2001) by Elizabeth Murray at the Court Sq-23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/44 Dr, 1,050 feet away, for the B62 and Q103.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/44 Dr B62, Q103 · Shelter
    1,050 feet
    B62 Q103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 11 St & 44 Rd 27 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 25-42 Crescent Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer 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 April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the northern red oak.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    580 feet
  2. Information Technology High School
    1,090 feet
  3. Bright Start Center Court Square Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Murray Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Gordon Triangle
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Street or 44th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.