Borden Avenue & 27th Street
Borden Avenue and 27th Street meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Hunters Point Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hunters Point Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Hunters Point Av 70.5 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hunters Point Project” (2012) by Tricia Keightley at the Hunters Point Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/Review Av, 530 feet away, for the Q67.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Review Av Q67530 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Borden Ave & Review Ave 19 docks in all600 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-10 Borden Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2026 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 27th Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 27th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue Bridge & Borden Avenue 60 feet
- 51st Avenue & 27th Street 270 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 27th Street 290 feet
- 50th Avenue & 27th Street 520 feet
- Borden Avenue & Review Avenue 590 feet
- Borden Avenue & 25th Street 660 feet
- 27th Street & 49th Avenue 780 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Borden Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 27th Street or Borden Avenue.