Main Street & Dahlia Avenue
Main Street and Dahlia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,288 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Kissena Corridor Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Elder Av, is 240 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 26 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Elder Av, 240 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Elder Av Q20, Q44 SBS240 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Main Street carries a bus lane, 6am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on Monday to Saturday.
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 7 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,288 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 104th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 3, 137 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1962 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 10pm on Main Street (east side).
North side of Dahlia Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Dahlia Avenue
- Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JULY 1 - NOV 30 FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Main Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 4 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 447386 and 467391.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Jack & Jill Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park60 feet
- Queens Botanical Garden230 feet
Supermarkets
- Chung Fat Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- GW Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Plus Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 11 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Main Street & Cherry Avenue 270 feet
- Main Street & Elder Avenue 360 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Byrd Street 460 feet
- Crommelin Street & Dahlia Avenue 570 feet
- Main Street & Blossom Avenue 600 feet
- Saull Street & Crommelin Street 630 feet
- Elder Avenue & Byrd Street 660 feet
- Oak Allee Promenade & Botanical Garden Entrance 690 feet
See every intersection along Dahlia Avenue or Main Street.