Borden Avenue & Long Island Expressway
Borden Avenue and Long Island Expressway (Exit 15) meet at a three-way junction in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 54 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/Van Dam St, is 460 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 60 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 Borden Av/Van Dam St, 460 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Van Dam St Q67460 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 36 St & Hunters Point Ave 21 docks in all1,060 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 250 feet by car along the streets.
- 49-25 Van Dam Street Gas station790 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1,090 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 54 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 46 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the bald cypress.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & 34th Street 400 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Van Dam Street 420 feet
- Borden Avenue & 34th Street at Gale Avenue 480 feet
- Borden Avenue & 35th Street 510 feet
- Van Dam Street & Long Island Expressway 600 feet
- Borden Avenue & 31st Place 610 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 31st Place 670 feet
- Borden Avenue & 34th Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Borden Avenue or Long Island Expressway.