99th Street & 42nd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 99th Street and 42nd Avenue is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Veteran's Square is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St-Corona Plaza, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1969, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St-Corona Plaza
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
National St/43 Av · Q14
Within a walk
20 places
10 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
99th Street & 42nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St-Corona Plaza, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St-Corona Plaza 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is National St/43 Av, 650 feet away, for the Q14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. National St/43 Av Q14
    650 feet
    Q14

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 42nd Avenue.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 98 St & 41 Ave 22 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-21 Junction Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Corona
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1969.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Persian ironwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 42nd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 42nd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 99th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 99th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Renaissance, and built between 1912 and 1914.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Corona Arts & Sciences Academy School
    570 feet
  2. Pioneer Academy School
    870 feet
  3. P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet School
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 110 School
    910 feet
  2. My Little Footprints Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Veteran's Square
    560 feet
  2. American Triangle
    800 feet
  3. Park Of The Americas Park
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Park Of The Americas Playground
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 289/Ladder 138 Fire station · landmark
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 29 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 42nd Avenue or 99th Street.

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