Greenpoint Avenue & Starr Avenue
Greenpoint Avenue and Starr Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Starr Av, is 30 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and ten places to eat. About 190 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Starr Av, 30 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Starr Av B2430 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Greenpoint Avenue and Starr Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bradley Ave & Greenpoint Ave 21 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-10 Borden Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers600 feet
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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Greenpoint Avenue
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
North side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Starr Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Starr Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station1,080 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- 35th Street & Starr Avenue 260 feet
- 37th Street & Starr Avenue 260 feet
- Van Dam Street & Starr Avenue 300 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Van Dam Street 360 feet
- 35th Street & Van Dam Street 390 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Bradley Avenue 470 feet
- 34th Street & Starr Avenue 520 feet
- JJ Byrne Memorial Bridge & Greenpoint Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along Greenpoint Avenue or Starr Avenue.