Northern Boulevard & 106th Street

Northern Boulevard and 106th Street meet at a four-way crossing in North Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Louis Armstrong Community Center is 470 feet away, and Helen M. Marshall School is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/105 St, is 230 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Northern Blvd/105 St · Q63, Q66
Within a walk
16 places
8 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 106th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/105 St, 230 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/105 St Q63, Q66
    230 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

  • 7 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
    540 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 107-10 Astoria 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018

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)
North Corona
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 43 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 106th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 106th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 439152 and 446872.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Louis Armstrong Memorial Cultural Center.

  1. Little Dances Sculpture by Howard McCalebb, 1996
    400 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 106-02 Northern Boulevard Pre-K center
    120 feet
  2. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 107-17 Northern Boulevard Pre-K center
    550 feet
  3. A Child's Place Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. Helen M. Marshall School
    1,150 feet
  2. NY Center for Child Dev Corona School
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Center Community center
    420 feet
  2. Louis Armstrong Community Center
    470 feet
  3. Older adult center at 33-16 108th Street Older adult center
    580 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 106th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.