Greenpoint Avenue & 40th Street
Greenpoint Avenue and 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. The corner is also named Don McCallian Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Sunnyside Library is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1936 and 1948, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 40 St-Lowery St 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 46 St-Bliss St 70.4 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 40 St-Lowery St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/40 St, 70 feet away, for the B24.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/40 St B2470 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Greenpoint Avenue.
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 Ave & 41 St 21 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11104
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Don McCallian Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2021 (Local Law 14 of 2021).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1936 and 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Don McCallian Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Greenpoint Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 424352.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 199 Maurice A. FitzGerald School600 feet
- High Five Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground730 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sunnyside Library1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 16 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 48th Avenue & 40th Street 160 feet
- 48th Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 41st Street 310 feet
- 41st Street & Greenpoint Avenue 330 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & 39th Place 340 feet
- 48th Avenue & 39th Place 420 feet
- 50th Avenue & 40th Street 520 feet
- 48th Avenue & 42nd Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 40th Street or Greenpoint Avenue.