45th Avenue & 196th Street
The four-way crossing of 45th Avenue and 196th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. East Flushing Library is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/44 Av, is 950 feet away for the Q76, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/44 Av, 950 feet away, for the Q76.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/44 Av Q76950 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- William Spyropoulos School510 feet
- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing Preschool, ages 2 to 5640 feet
- St Kevin Catholic Academy School910 feet
Show all 4
- International School of Permanent Ma Trade or language school1,170 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Flushing Library880 feet
Houses of worship
- Resurrection Lutheran Church House of worship1,120 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,010 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 45th Avenue & 195th Street 260 feet
- 196th Street & 44th Avenue 270 feet
- 196th Street & 45th Road 270 feet
- 194th Street & 45th Avenue 520 feet
- 45th Road & 196th Place 540 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 196th Street 730 feet
- 46th Avenue & 196th Street 770 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 45th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or 45th Avenue.