45th Avenue & Smart Street
The four-way crossing of 45th Avenue and Smart Street is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, is 930 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, 930 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Elm Av Q26, Q27930 feetQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 45th Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of 45th Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Smart Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Smart Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 438320 and 438723.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lawrence Triangle800 feet
Health care
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center Hospital820 feet
Houses of worship
- Kissena Jewish Center Synagogue House of worship400 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Plus Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gold City Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 45th Avenue & Bowne Street 250 feet
- 45th Avenue & Burling Street 250 feet
- 45th Avenue & Robinson Street 500 feet
- Burling Street & Georgia Road 510 feet
- 45th Avenue & Union Street 750 feet
- Burling Street & Hawthorn Avenue 750 feet
- Holly Avenue & Smart Street 760 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 147th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 45th Avenue or Smart Street.