Ditmars Boulevard & Grand Central Parkway
Ditmars Boulevard and Grand Central Parkway (Exit 8) meet at a three-way junction in East Elmhurst, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. MS 419 is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/31 Dr, is 320 feet away for the Q90, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/31 Dr, 320 feet away, for the Q90.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/31 Dr Q90320 feetQ90
Next buses at this stop
- Q90 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ditmars Blvd & 31 Dr 27 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 107-10 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 109-5 Marina Road Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 106 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- MS 419 School590 feet
- Helen M. Marshall School1,130 feet
- A Child's Place Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Malcolm X Garden1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four food stores.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmars Boulevard & Astoria Boulevard 240 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 111th Street 310 feet
- Ditmars Boulevard & 31st Drive 350 feet
- 112th Street & Astoria Boulevard 630 feet
- 31st Drive & Buell Street 640 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway 760 feet
- 108th Street & Astoria Boulevard 770 feet
- 31st Avenue & Ditmars Boulevard 890 feet
See every intersection along Ditmars Boulevard or Grand Central Parkway.