Borden Avenue & I 495
Borden Avenue and I 495 meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Notorious LIC Park is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 12 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2005 and 2008, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 920 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7920 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- Hunters Point Av 70.3 miles7
- 21 St G0.4 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 11 St/Jackson Av, 1,130 feet away, for the B32.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 11 St/Jackson Av B321,130 feetB32
Next buses at this stop
- B32 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Jackson Ave & 50 Ave 32 docks in all1,060 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 5-19 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, 38 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2005 and 2008.
Since 2014 at least 76 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Notorious LIC Park520 feet
- Old Hickory Playground1,000 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship1,290 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Pulaski Bridge & Borden Avenue 110 feet
- Borden Avenue & 11th Street 170 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Pulaski Bridge Bike Path 320 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Pulaski Bridge Pedestrian Path 330 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 11th Street 350 feet
- Pulaski Bridge & 53rd Avenue 360 feet
- Borden Avenue & 21st Street 500 feet
- Pulaski Bridge & 11th Street 630 feet
See every intersection along Borden Avenue, I 495 or Long Island Expressway.