Kissena Boulevard & Maple Avenue
Kissena Boulevard and Maple Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Maple Playground is 50 feet away, and Flushing Library is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing-Main St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1956 and 1973, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flushing-Main St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Flushing-Main St 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy World” (1999) by Ik-Joong Kang at the Flushing-Main St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Sanford Av, 410 feet away, for the Q25.
- 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Sanford Av Q25410 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Kissena Boulevard and Maple Avenue.
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 133-11 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers770 feet
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017
- Turn calming, April 2018
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)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,600 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 1956 and 1973.
Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Kissena Boulevard
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Maple Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Maple Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 462825 and 468567.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 career or business centers
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 library
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Berlitz on Campus/Life (Flushing) Trade or language school780 feet
- The Active Learning Elementary School Pre-K1,040 feet
- Honeypot Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Maple Playground50 feet
- Bowne Playground1,080 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Free Synagogue of Flushing Listed historic place840 feet
- Flushing Library1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- First Baptist Church Flushing House of worship520 feet
- Chinese for Christ NY Church House of worship1,130 feet
- St Michaels Church House of worship1,250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Flushing Post Office Listed historic place880 feet
- NYS Department of Labor Flushing Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,060 feet
- Flushing Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,100 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch780 feet
- Capital One Bank branch1,120 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- GW Supermarket Supermarket610 feet
- Chung Fat Supermarket Supermarket880 feet
- C&A Supermarket Supermarket950 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- New World Mall Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 17 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Kissena Boulevard & Franklin Avenue 430 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Sanford Avenue 470 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Ash Avenue 730 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Barclay Avenue 770 feet
- Main Street & Maple Avenue 780 feet
- Union Street & Franklin Avenue 870 feet
- Main Street & Sanford Avenue 960 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Beech Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Kissena Boulevard or Maple Avenue.