Bowne Street & Poplar Avenue
Bowne Street and Poplar Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Rose Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q17 and Q25, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Rose Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Rose Av Q17, Q250.3 milesQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bowne Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Bowne Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Poplar Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Poplar Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park550 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold City Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bowne Street & Quince Avenue 260 feet
- Robinson Street & Poplar Avenue 260 feet
- Bowne Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- Oak Avenue & Robinson Street 520 feet
- Robinson Street & Quince Avenue 520 feet
- Bowne Street & Rose Avenue 520 feet
- Bowne Street & Negundo Avenue 540 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Poplar Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along Bowne Street or Poplar Avenue.