Douglaston Parkway & 38th Drive

Douglaston Parkway and 38th Drive meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner lies on the edge of the Douglaston Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Community Church of Douglaston is 700 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them listed historic places, and one place to eat. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

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Douglaston Parkway & 38th Drive Nearby corners, linked

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2019.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11363
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Douglaston-Little Neck
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Douglaston Parkway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Douglaston Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 136 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1915 and 1936.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. ABC Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 098 the Douglaston School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alley Pond Park
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Douglaston Station Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Allen-Beville House Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Van Wyck, Cornelius, House Listed historic place
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Community Church of Douglaston House of worship
    700 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

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