Avenue of Science & Zoo Path

Avenue of Science and Zoo Path meet at a three-way junction in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The sculpture “Forms in Transit” is 590 feet away, and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is 890 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 60 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 111 St & 49 Ave 30 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Unnamed Street, 830 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 112-44 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 109-5 Marina Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    1.4 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

  1. Forms in Transit Sculpture by Theodore Roszak, 1964
    590 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 stadium or arena
  • 1 zoo or aquarium

This corner stands inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    surrounds this corner
  2. Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    1,070 feet
  3. Queens Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    1,130 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Stadium or arena
    890 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 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 nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:

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