Northern Boulevard & 209th Street

Northern Boulevard and 209th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Marie Curie Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St, is 160 feet away for the Q12 and Q13, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

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Northern Boulevard & 209th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St, 160 feet away, for the Q12 and Q13.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/Corporal Kennedy St Q12, Q13
    160 feet
    Q12 Q13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q12 …
  2. Q13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 950 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    710 feet
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11361
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bayside
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1957.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 450637.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marie Curie Playground
    1,060 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

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