College Point Boulevard & Blossom Avenue
College Point Boulevard and Blossom Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Al Oerter Recreation Center is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/Fowler Av, is 210 feet away for the Q58, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/Fowler Av, 210 feet away, for the Q58.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/Fowler Av Q58210 feetQ58
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station340 feet
- 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, September 2024
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)
- Flushing-Willets Point; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Blossom Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Blossom Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of College Point Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-6AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K690 feet
- New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park60 feet
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park70 feet
- Queens Botanical Garden1,000 feet
Show all 4
- Lawrence Playground1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Al Oerter Recreation Center380 feet
Supermarkets
- Chung Fat Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Sky Foods Supermarket0.4 miles
- GW Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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:
- College Point Boulevard & Fowler Avenue 180 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Avery Avenue 320 feet
- Blossom Avenue & Crommelin Street 490 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Pople Avenue 580 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Botanical Garden Bridge 790 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Maple Avenue 840 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Crommelin Street 900 feet
- Queens Botanical Garden Path & Botanical Garden Bridge 920 feet
See every intersection along Blossom Avenue or College Point Boulevard.