Grand Avenue & Van Kleeck Street

Grand Avenue and Van Kleeck Street meet at a three-way junction in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Italian Senior Citizens Center is 1,110 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 ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1941 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Grand Avenue & Van Kleeck Street Nearby corners, linked

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, 370 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Av/Goldsmith St Q58, Q59 · Shelter
    370 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
    0.3 miles

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

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

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 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1941 and 1964.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2023, 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).

North side of Grand Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

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
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy School
    1,110 feet
  2. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  3. Kidz Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Slope Park
    140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Aldebert Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 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 20 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.