Borough Place & Bulova Avenue
Borough Place and Bulova Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hobart St/30 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q18, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hobart St/30 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q18.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hobart St/30 Av Q180.4 milesQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bulova Ave & Brooklyn Queens Expressway W 19 docks in all280 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 28th Avenue & 30th Avenue, 1,130 feet by car along the streets.
- 69-05 30th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 62-10 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Borough Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-6PM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 26th Avenue & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West at Bulova Avenue 280 feet
- 26th Avenue & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West 340 feet
- 50th Street & Borough Place 490 feet
- 27th Avenue & Borough Place 740 feet
- 25th Avenue & 50th Street 750 feet
- 25th Avenue & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West 770 feet
- 25th Avenue & 49th Street 1,010 feet
- 28th Avenue & 30th Avenue 1,130 feet
See every intersection along Borough Place or Bulova Avenue.