Hunters Point Avenue & Gale Avenue
Hunters Point Avenue and Gale Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sunnyside, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hospice of New York is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 33 St-Rawson St 70.5 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 33 St-Rawson St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/Van Dam St, 660 feet away, for the Q39.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/Van Dam St Q39660 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 31 Pl & Hunters Point Ave 19 docks in all230 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.
- 49-25 Van Dam Street Gas station470 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2014.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Gale Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology School1,240 feet
Health care
- Hospice of New York Nursing home or hospice1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, homes within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Dam Street & Hunters Point Avenue 100 feet
- Van Dam Street & Gale Avenue 160 feet
- Hunters Point Avenue & 31st Place 180 feet
- Hunters Point Avenue & 32nd Place 390 feet
- 31st Street & Hunters Point Avenue 440 feet
- Van Dam Street & Long Island Expressway 500 feet
- 48th Avenue & 31st Place 570 feet
- 48th Avenue & Van Dam Street 600 feet
See every intersection along Gale Avenue or Hunters Point Avenue.