Astoria Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway
Astoria Boulevard and Van Wyck Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Malcolm X Garden is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/114 St, is 750 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/114 St, 750 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/114 St Q63, Q66750 feetQ63 Q66
Next buses at this stop
- Q63 …
- Q66 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 112 St & Northern Blvd 20 docks in all800 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway, 830 feet by car along the streets.
- 112-44 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 109-5 Marina Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers1.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 106 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- MS 419 School290 feet
- Helen M. Marshall School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Malcolm X Garden780 feet
- Hinton Park1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 112th Street & Astoria Boulevard 130 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & 112th Place 170 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 111th Street 460 feet
- Ditmars Boulevard & Astoria Boulevard 520 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 112th Place 630 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 112th Street 740 feet
- Ditmars Boulevard & Grand Central Parkway 760 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 114th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Astoria Boulevard, Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway or Van Wyck Expressway.