Jackson Avenue & 42nd Road
Jackson Avenue and 42nd Road meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The sculpture “Sunbather” is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Queens Plaza, is about a minute on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 78 places to eat. About 7,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2015 and 2022, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Queens Plaza, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Plaza E, F, R290 feetE F R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
3 lines- E …
- F …
- R …
Manhattan
3 lines- E …
- F …
- R …
Also within a walk
- Queensboro Plaza 7, N, W1,040 feet7 N W
- Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G0.3 miles7 E F G
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Look Up, Not Down” (2005) by Ellen Harvey at the Queens Plaza station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jackson Av/42 Rd, 70 feet away, for the Q100.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jackson Av/42 Rd Q10070 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 27 St & Hunter St 33 docks in all790 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 44-28 Purves Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1,000 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
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)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 7,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2015 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 335 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 42nd Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 42nd Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jackson Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Jackson Avenue Streetscape.
- Sunbather Sculpture by Ohad Meromi, 2016580 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- District 30 Pre-K Center at 27-35 Jackson Avenue Pre-K center340 feet
- Bright Horizons at Long Island City Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K580 feet
- PlayHouse NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,100 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- City Acres Market Supermarket680 feet
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket1,280 feet
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy660 feet
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 78 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jackson Avenue & Orchard Street 80 feet
- Jackson Avenue & Queens Street 170 feet
- 28th Street & Hunter Street 290 feet
- Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway & Jackson Avenue 440 feet
- Jackson Avenue & Queens Plaza South 470 feet
- Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway & Jackson Avenue 480 feet
- Queens Boulevard & Jackson Avenue 540 feet
- 27th Street & 42nd Road 580 feet
See every intersection along 42nd Road or Jackson Avenue.