College Point Boulevard & 40th Road

College Point Boulevard and 40th Road meet at a three-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Bland development. Between 2021 and 2025, 53 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. James A. Bland Playground is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing-Main St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 104 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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College Point Boulevard & 40th Road Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing-Main St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Flushing-Main St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy World” (1999) by Ik-Joong Kang at the Flushing-Main St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Av/College Point Blvd, 440 feet away, for the Q90.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Roosevelt Av/College Point Blvd Q90
    440 feet
    Q90

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on College Point Boulevard.

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 133-11 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    630 feet
  2. 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    850 feet

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 53 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11354
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
20
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing-Willets Point
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to five travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Bland development.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky yellowwood and the maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 40th Road

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 40th Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of College Point Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. Happy Maryann Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  3. Accelerated Career Advancement Train Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. Compu21 Institute Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James A. Bland Playground
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Sky View Parc Public space
    50 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 40-15 College Point Boulevard Older adult center
    380 feet
  2. Community center at Bland Community center
    730 feet
  3. Older adult center at 133-14 41st Avenue Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Sky Foods Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Jmart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. US 1 Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    190 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at SkyView Center Shopping center
    880 feet
  2. New World Mall Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 104 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.