44th Street & Barnett Avenue
The three-way junction of 44th Street and Barnett Avenue is in Sunnyside, Queens. It lies on the edge of the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queen of Angels RC Church is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 St/39 Av, is 1,090 feet away for the Q104, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 St/39 Av, 1,090 feet away, for the Q104.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 St/39 Av Q1041,090 feetQ104
Next buses at this stop
- Q104 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Barnett Avenue.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet, all of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 39 Ave & 45 St 19 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 39-02 Skillman Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2021.
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
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 44th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 44th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Barnett Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 284 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Simplified Colonial Revival or Art Deco, and mostly built between 1926 and 1927.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Sunnyside Middle School1,020 feet
- Little Friends School Sunnyside Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Torsney Playground1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- Queen of Angels RC Church House of worship1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Plaza 48 Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 39th Avenue & Barnett Avenue 200 feet
- 39th Avenue & 45th Street 280 feet
- 43rd Street & Barnett Avenue 280 feet
- 45th Street & Barnett Avenue 290 feet
- 39th Avenue & 46th Street 540 feet
- 37th Avenue & 43rd Street 680 feet
- 39th Avenue & 47th Street 800 feet
- 44th Street & Skillman Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 44th Street or Barnett Avenue.