Kneeland Avenue & Van Kleeck Street

Kneeland Avenue and Van Kleeck Street meet at a four-way crossing in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Grand Slope is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about six minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Grand Av/Goldsmith St · Q58, Q59
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kneeland Avenue & Van Kleeck Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/Goldsmith St, 350 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Av/Goldsmith St Q58, Q59 · Shelter
    350 feet
    Q58 Q59
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q58 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & Broadway 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
30
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1964.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Kneeland Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Van Kleeck Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Van Kleeck Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance, and built between 1923 and 1924.

  1. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy School
    1,150 feet
  2. Preschool R US 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  3. Kidz Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Slope Park
    140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Aldebert Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Italian Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 46/Engine 287/Ladder 136 Fire station
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.4 miles
  2. Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kneeland Avenue or Van Kleeck Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.