Douglaston Parkway & West Drive
Douglaston Parkway and West Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner lies inside the Douglaston Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Pond Park is 1,250 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, mostly built between 1920 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy 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.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.6 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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 October 2018.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Douglaston Parkway
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of West Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Douglaston Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 156 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and built between 1735 and 1995.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight 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
- ABC Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
- P.S. 098 the Douglaston School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park1,250 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Douglaston Station Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Allen-Beville House Listed historic place520 feet
- Van Wyck, Cornelius, House Listed historic place780 feet
Houses of worship
- Community Church of Douglaston House of worship830 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 and a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 38th Road & Cedar Lane 90 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & 38th Drive 130 feet
- West Drive & Bay Street 170 feet
- Center Drive & 38th Road 330 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Cherry Street 350 feet
- West Drive & Ardsley Road 360 feet
- West Drive & Melrose Lane 440 feet
- 38th Road & Hillcrest Avenue 440 feet
See every intersection along 38th Road, Douglaston Parkway or West Drive.