Malba Drive & South Drive
Malba Drive and South Drive meet at a four-way crossing in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, is 1,300 feet away for the Q50, QM2 and QM32, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the crape myrtle.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 1,300 feet away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM321,300 feetQ50 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q50 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- College Point
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the crape myrtle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Malba Drive
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 11th Avenue & Malba Drive 320 feet
- Center Drive & Malba Drive 380 feet
- 11th Avenue & 143rd Place 470 feet
- North Drive & Malba Drive 710 feet
- Center Drive & 141st Street 810 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Malba Drive 960 feet
- Boulevard & North Drive 1,050 feet
- Boulevard & Malba Drive 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Malba Drive or South Drive.