Little Neck Parkway & 42nd Avenue
Little Neck Parkway and 42nd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Admiral Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 80 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy, 80 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy Q3680 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 260-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.8 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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 January 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11363
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 42nd Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Little Neck Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 094 David D. Porter School290 feet
- Leading Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K630 feet
- Immanuel New York Mission Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
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- Kiddie Academy of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Admiral Playground60 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Little Neck Post Office1,140 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch950 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & Marathon Parkway 70 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 41st Drive 280 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 340 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 490 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 44th Avenue 600 feet
- 42nd Avenue & Westmoreland Street 730 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 249th Street 750 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Little Neck Parkway 870 feet
See every intersection along 42nd Avenue or Little Neck Parkway.