Grand Avenue & Kneeland Avenue

Grand Avenue and Kneeland Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 stands 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about six minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Grand Av/Goldsmith St · Q58, Q59
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Avenue & Kneeland Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/Goldsmith St, 220 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Av/Goldsmith St Q58, Q59 · Shelter
    220 feet
    Q58 Q59
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q58 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & Broadway 25 docks in all
    1,320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
30
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Grand Avenue (south side).

West side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Kneeland Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Kneeland Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 404904.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance, and built between 1923 and 1924.

  1. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  2. Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Slope Park
    280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  2. St Aldebert Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    950 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.4 miles
  2. Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Avenue or Kneeland Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.