Colden Street & Kalmia Avenue
Colden Street and Kalmia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Evergreen Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Mulberry Av, is 1,170 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 300 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 Kissena Blvd/Mulberry Av, 1,170 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Mulberry Av Q17, Q251,170 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station1 mile
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 October 2021.
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)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Colden Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Kalmia Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Kalmia Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- East-West School of International Studies School660 feet
- I.S. 237 School660 feet
- Little Lollipop Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Evergreen Community Garden40 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park80 feet
- Silent Springs Playground790 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witness Kingdom Hall Flushing House of worship220 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold City Supermarket Supermarket900 feet
- Food Plus Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Colden Street & Juniper Avenue 270 feet
- Colden Street & Laburnum Avenue 280 feet
- Juniper Avenue & 137th Place 530 feet
- Colden Street & Mulberry Avenue 550 feet
- Colden Street & Geranium Avenue 770 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Kalmia Avenue 820 feet
- Colden Street & Negundo Avenue 830 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Laburnum Avenue 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Colden Street or Kalmia Avenue.