Linden Boulevard & 198th Street
Linden Boulevard and 198th Street meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. The corner is also named Halvor A. James Way by local law. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Battalion 54/Engine 317/Ladder 165 firehouse is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/197 St, is 150 feet away for the Q4, Q51 and QM64, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/197 St, 150 feet away, for the Q4, Q51 and QM64.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/197 St Q4, Q51, QM64150 feetQ4 Q51 QM64
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
- Q51 …
- QM64 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 117-36 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11412
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Halvor A. James Way, a co-naming enacted on January 19, 2020 (Local Law 26 of 2020).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Halvor A. James Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Tender Years Preschool, ages 2 to 5380 feet
- Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- Montessori Progressive Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Archie Spigner Post Office710 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 54/Engine 317/Ladder 165 Fire station580 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & 199th Street 250 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 197th Street 250 feet
- 198th Street & 118th Avenue 390 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 200th Street 500 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 196th Street 530 feet
- 199th Street & 118th Avenue 640 feet
- 197th Street & 118th Avenue 640 feet
- 116th Avenue & 198th Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 198th Street or Linden Boulevard.