Murray Avenue & Westaway Road

Murray Avenue and Westaway Road meet at a three-way junction in Fort Totten, Queens. The corner lies inside the Fort Totten Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Post Gymnasium stands 150 feet away, and Army Young Men's Christian Association (Fort Totten) stands 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 0.4 miles away for the Q13 and Q16. Within a five-minute walk are three public places.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
0.4 miles
Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy · Q13, Q16
Within a walk
3 places
1 museum, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Murray Avenue & Westaway Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 0.4 miles away, for the Q13 and Q16.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q13, Q16
    0.4 miles
    Q13 Q16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q13 …
  2. Q16 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11359
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
19
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Totten
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Fort Totten Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 31 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1897 and 1914.

  1. Post Gymnasium Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Army Young Men's Christian Association (Fort Totten) Designated landmark
    200 feet
  3. Artillery Barracks and Mess Hall Designated landmark
    220 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 1 swimming pool

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Totten Park
    320 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayside Historical Society Museum · listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Totten Pool Swimming pool
    810 feet

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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Murray Avenue or Westaway Road.

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