Northern Boulevard & 101st Street

Northern Boulevard and 101st Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Resurrection Church East Elmhurst is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/101 St, is 60 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Northern Boulevard, all day.

Safety record
16 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Northern Blvd/101 St · Q63, Q66
Within a walk
23 places
18 religious buildings, 1 library and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 101st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/101 St, 60 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/101 St Q63, Q66
    60 feet
    Q63 Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q63 …
  2. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Northern Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 101st Street.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 100 St & Northern Blvd 22 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    840 feet
  2. 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Elmhurst
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1947.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 101st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 101st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 448910 and 453965.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 swimming pool

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. School
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Private William Gray Playground
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes Library
    270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God House of worship
    370 feet
  2. Resurrection Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    810 feet
  3. Alpha Missionary Baptist Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Corona Congregational Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Mount Olivet Gospel Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fisher Pool Swimming pool
    920 feet
  2. Older adult center at 102-19 34th Avenue Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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:

See every intersection along 101st Street or Northern Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.