College Point Boulevard & Maple Avenue

College Point Boulevard and Maple Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Kissena Corridor Park is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/Maple Av, is 110 feet away for the Q98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
41 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
College Point Blvd/Maple Av · Q98
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
College Point Boulevard & Maple Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/Maple Av, 110 feet away, for the Q98.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. College Point Blvd/Maple Av Q98 · Shelter
    110 feet
    Q98
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on College Point Boulevard and Maple Avenue.

  • 13 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station
    680 feet
  2. 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

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
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of College Point Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of College Point Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

North side of Maple Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Maple Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463971 and 464235.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Happy Maryann Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kissena Corridor Park
    570 feet
  2. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    740 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Al Oerter Recreation Center
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chung Fat Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Sky Foods Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. GW Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at SkyView Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles
  2. New World Mall Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along College Point Boulevard or Maple Avenue.

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