Kissena Boulevard & Kalmia Avenue

Kissena Boulevard and Kalmia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Evergreen Community Garden is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Holly Av, is 380 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Kissena Blvd/Holly Av · Q17, Q25
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kissena Boulevard & Kalmia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Holly Av, 380 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kissena Blvd/Holly Av Q17, Q25
    380 feet
    Q17 Q25

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q17 …
  2. Q25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Kissena Boulevard.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)
East Flushing
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2024 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Kissena Boulevard (east side).

North side of Kalmia Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Kalmia Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Kissena Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 442877 and 445453.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Little Lollipop Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  2. Muslim Center Junior HS School
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson School
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. East-West School of International Studies School
    1,230 feet
  2. I.S. 237 School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Evergreen Community Garden
    860 feet
  2. Kissena Corridor Park
    900 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovahs Witness Kingdom Hall Flushing House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 45-25 Kissena Boulevard Older adult center
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gold City Supermarket Supermarket
    70 feet
  2. Food Plus Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and four food stores.

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kalmia Avenue or Kissena Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.