Long Island Expressway & Van Dam Street
Long Island Expressway and Van Dam Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/Van Dam St, is 110 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/Van Dam St, 110 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Van Dam St Q67110 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bradley Ave & Greenpoint Ave 21 docks in all850 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-10 Borden Avenue Gas station410 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers670 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1931.
Trees
Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & 34th Street 290 feet
- Van Dam Street & Long Island Expressway 320 feet
- Borden Avenue & 31st Place 330 feet
- 34th Street & Van Dam Street at Bradley Avenue 330 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 31st Place 360 feet
- Borden Avenue & Bradley Avenue 370 feet
- 34th Street & Van Dam Street 390 feet
- Borden Avenue & Long Island Expressway 420 feet
See every intersection along Long Island Expressway or Van Dam Street.