Kissena Boulevard & Booth Memorial Avenue
Kissena Boulevard and Booth Memorial Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 583 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Kissena Corridor Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av, is 40 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av, 40 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av Q17, Q2540 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kissena Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2019
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 583 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 137th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Booth Memorial Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Kissena Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Kissena Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Preschool 'r' US II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park50 feet
- Kissena Park60 feet
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground80 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 58th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 340 feet
- 155th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 380 feet
- 153rd Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 390 feet
- 56th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 590 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 58th Road 600 feet
- 58th Avenue & 155th Street 600 feet
- 156th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 650 feet
- 58th Avenue & 153rd Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Booth Memorial Avenue or Kissena Boulevard.