Borden Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue
Borden Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 4,974 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Borden Av, is 40 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 50 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Borden Av, 40 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Borden Av B2440 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Greenpoint Avenue.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 36 St & Hunters Point Ave 21 docks in all680 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station480 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 4,974 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 34th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,212 more were issued.
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)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 50 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Borden Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
West side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station490 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & Greenpoint Avenue 130 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Gale Avenue 340 feet
- Borden Avenue & 35th Street 400 feet
- 35th Street & Gale Avenue 440 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Hunters Point Avenue 530 feet
- Borden Avenue & 35th Street 570 feet
- 36th Street & Hunters Point Avenue 620 feet
- 37th Street & Greenpoint Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Borden Avenue or Greenpoint Avenue.