Center Drive & Malba Drive
Center Drive and Malba Drive meet at a four-way crossing in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q50, QM2 and QM32, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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 Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM320.3 milesQ50 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q50 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- College Point
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 180 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 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet.
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 September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Malba Drive
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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:
- North Drive & Malba Drive 330 feet
- Malba Drive & South Drive 380 feet
- 11th Avenue & Malba Drive 710 feet
- Center Drive & 141st Street 720 feet
- Boulevard & Malba Drive 760 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Center Drive 780 feet
- 11th Avenue & 143rd Place 850 feet
- Boulevard & North Drive 960 feet
See every intersection along Center Drive or Malba Drive.