Leavitt Street & Carlton Place
Leavitt Street and Carlton Place meet at a three-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The exedra “Flushing Memorial” is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing-Main St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Flushing-Main St 70.4 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 Linden Pl/Northern Blvd, 460 feet away, for the Q25 and Q61.
- 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Pl/Northern Blvd Q25, Q61460 feetQ25 Q61
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
- Q61 …
Cycling
- 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station870 feet
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Leavitt Street (east side).
North side of Carlton Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Carlton Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Leavitt Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 452412.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1694 and 1915.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Flushing Greens.
- Flushing Memorial Exedra by Herman Atkins MacNeil, 1925330 feet
- Flushing Park Memorial Obelisk, 1865550 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 trade or language schools
- 2 parks
- 6 other places
Schools and child care
- Children's House Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K40 feet
- Ace Beauty Academy Trade or language school170 feet
- Little Masters Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5390 feet
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- Queens Academy High School580 feet
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- Acadia Beauty School Trade or language school860 feet
- Flushing High School Landmark · listed historic place960 feet
- Queens High School for Language Studies School960 feet
- Veritas Academy School960 feet
- International Beauty School Trade or language school1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Greens Park290 feet
- Daniel Carter Beard Mall670 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Lewis H Latimer House Historic site480 feet
- Flushing Armory Listed historic place520 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- Flushing Town Hall Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place430 feet
Houses of worship
- St John Vianney RC Church House of worship790 feet
- Old Quaker Meeting House Landmark · listed historic place790 feet
Community centers and public services
- Latimer Gardens Community Center810 feet
- Older adult center at 34-30 137th Street Older adult center810 feet
Fire and police
- 109th Precinct Police station1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- 99 Ranch Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
- GW Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- New World Mall Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 35th Avenue & Leavitt Street 200 feet
- 137th Street & Leavitt Street 420 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Union Street 440 feet
- Linden Place & Carlton Place 450 feet
- 35th Avenue & Union Street 540 feet
- 35th Avenue & Linden Place 660 feet
- 34th Road & Leavitt Street 700 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Linden Place 740 feet
See every intersection along Carlton Place or Leavitt Street.