Bell Boulevard & 46th Avenue

Bell Boulevard and 46th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Marie Curie Playground is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/46 Av, is 140 feet away for the Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Bell Blvd/46 Av · Q31
Within a walk
14 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bell Boulevard & 46th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/46 Av, 140 feet away, for the Q31.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bell Blvd/46 Av Q31
    140 feet
    Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 46th Avenue.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11361
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bayside
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 46th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 46th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Bell Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Bell Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 434920 and 444810.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 031 Bayside School
    450 feet
  2. Outshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Immanuel Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marie Curie Playground
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayside Library
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. 111th Precinct Police station
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    890 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and six 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:

See every intersection along 46th Avenue or Bell Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.