Northern Boulevard & 104th Street

Northern Boulevard and 104th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Corona Congregational Church is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/105 St, is 320 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Northern Boulevard, all day.

Safety record
19 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Northern Blvd/105 St · Q63, Q66
Within a walk
20 places
13 religious buildings, 2 community centers and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 104th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/105 St, 320 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/105 St Q63, Q66
    320 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 104th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 104 St & Northern Blvd 23 docks in all
    60 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 109-5 Marina Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2014
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2020

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
65 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 104th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 104th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 444003, 456484 and 457239.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 106-02 Northern Boulevard Pre-K center
    620 feet
  2. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 107-17 Northern Boulevard Pre-K center
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes Library
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God House of worship
    600 feet
  2. Corona Congregational Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Center Community center
    930 feet
  2. Older adult center at 102-19 34th Avenue Older adult center
    950 feet
  3. Louis Armstrong Community Center
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 33-16 108th Street Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 104th 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.