Grand Avenue & Van Loon Street

Grand Avenue and Van Loon Street meet at a three-way junction in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
860 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Grand Av/Van Horn St · Q58, Q59
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Avenue & Van Loon Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    860 feet
    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/Van Horn St, 210 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Av/Van Horn St Q58, Q59 · Shelter
    210 feet
    Q58 Q59
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q58 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & Broadway 25 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    1,000 feet
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Van Loon Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Van Loon Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

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
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star Paradise Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  2. Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Slope Park
    870 feet

Health care

  1. Elmhurst Hospital Center Hospital
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Saint James Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    360 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.3 miles
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Avenue or Van Loon Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.