Northern Boulevard & 44th Avenue

Northern Boulevard and 44th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. William Spyropoulos School is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 390 feet away for the Q12 and Q13, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.

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Northern Boulevard & 44th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, 390 feet away, for the Q12 and Q13.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd Q12, Q13 · Shelter
    390 feet
    Q12 Q13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q12 …
  2. Q13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 204-12 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    1,050 feet
  2. 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

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)
Auburndale

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1922 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Northern Boulevard (north side).

North side of 44th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 44th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Northern Boulevard

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 431822, 435803 and 439257.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. William Spyropoulos School
    990 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  3. P.S. 130 School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Francis Lewis Playground
    1,030 feet

Health care

  1. Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    490 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Flushing Library
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Hua Lian Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

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