Meadow Lake Drive & Van Wyck Expressway

Meadow Lake Drive and Van Wyck Expressway (Exit 11, Meadow Lake Road) meet at a five-way junction in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. NYC Parks records 106 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.

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Meadow Lake Drive & Van Wyck Expressway

By car

A ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound starts at this corner.

  1. 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    2.1 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11367
City Council district
24
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 106 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.