9th Street & 43rd Road

The four-way crossing of 9th Street and 43rd Road 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. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F and G. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 15 places to eat. Within 820 feet are 13 homes, mostly built between 1900 and 1901, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Vernon Blvd/44 Dr · Q103
Within a walk
4 places
1 college, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Street & 43rd Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.4 miles
    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 …

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 Vernon Blvd/44 Dr, 0.3 miles away, for the Q103.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/44 Dr Q103
    0.3 miles
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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

  1. 11 St & 43 Ave 28 docks in all
    820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 8-08 Queens Plaza South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,000 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 13 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1901.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 43rd Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 9th Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-5PM

West side of 9th Street

  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-5PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built in 1892.

  1. New York Architectural Terra Cotta Works Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 college
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic College
    1,220 feet
  2. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Queensbridge Park
    930 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and two food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 43rd Road or 9th Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.