Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway & Jackson Avenue
Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway and Jackson Avenue (north-east) meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rafferty Triangle is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Queens Plaza, is about three minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 76 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Queens Plaza, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Plaza E, F, R730 feetE F R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
3 lines- E …
- F …
- R …
Manhattan
3 lines- E …
- F …
- R …
Also within a walk
- Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G890 feet7 E F G
- Queensboro Plaza 7, N, W0.3 miles7 N W
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Look Up, Not Down” (2005) by Ellen Harvey at the Queens Plaza station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jackson Av/43 Av, 170 feet away, for the Q101.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jackson Av/43 Av Q101170 feetQ101
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
Cycling
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 27 St & Hunter St 33 docks in all650 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 44-28 Purves Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1,110 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 8,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2014 and 2018.
Since 2014 at least 590 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Dutch Kills Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Dutch Kills Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Jackson Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 427657.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at Jackson Avenue Streetscape.
- Sunbather Sculpture by Ohad Meromi, 2016130 feet
- Capt. Malcolm A. Rafferty Stele, 1937760 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 courthouse
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- District 30 Pre-K Center at 27-35 Jackson Avenue Pre-K center290 feet
- Tle at Queens-Long Island City Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K960 feet
- Bright Horizons at Long Island City Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
Show all 4
- PlayHouse NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Court Square Park880 feet
- Rafferty Triangle920 feet
- McKenna Triangle1,070 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Citicorp at Court Square Public space1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Long Island City Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · listed historic place940 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch650 feet
- Citibank Bank branch960 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket840 feet
- City Acres Market Supermarket1,130 feet
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,110 feet
Other stores
- Target Store1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway & Jackson Avenue 30 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Jackson Avenue 190 feet
- Jackson Avenue & Purves Street 260 feet
- Jackson Avenue & Queens Street 270 feet
- Jackson Avenue & 42nd Road 440 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 27th Street 470 feet
- Jackson Avenue & Orchard Street 520 feet
- Jackson Avenue & 44th Drive 540 feet
See every intersection along Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway or Jackson Avenue.