Main Street & Franklin Avenue
Main Street and Franklin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,218 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Flushing Post Office is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing-Main St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 48 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Main Street, 7am to 7pm.
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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 eight 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 Main St/Franklin Av, 140 feet away, for the Q20.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Franklin Av Q20 · Shelter140 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Main Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm, every day.
Cycling
- 30 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 station0.3 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 10 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, October 2023
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,218 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 106th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 3, 324 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Southbound on Main Street | 626 | 189 |
| Northbound on Main Street | 592 | 135 |
| Total | 1,218 | 324 |
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 3,600 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 1961 and 1968.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 58 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Franklin Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Franklin Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Main Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Main Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401050, 462826 and 468724.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Active Learning Elementary School Pre-K570 feet
- Jack & Jill Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
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- Campus Education Trade or language school1,160 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Maple Playground930 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park1,020 feet
- Queens Botanical Garden1,190 feet
Community centers and public services
- Flushing Post Office Listed historic place820 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch450 feet
- Capital One Bank branch840 feet
Supermarkets
- Chung Fat Supermarket Supermarket530 feet
- GW Supermarket Supermarket680 feet
- Jmart Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- New World Mall Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- Colden Street & Franklin Avenue 210 feet
- Main Street & Blossom Avenue 370 feet
- Main Street & Maple Avenue 430 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Saull Street 630 feet
- Main Street & Cherry Avenue 690 feet
- Avery Avenue & Saull Street 710 feet
- Saull Street & Pople Avenue 800 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Byrd Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Franklin Avenue or Main Street.