Northern Boulevard & 75th Street
Northern Boulevard and 75th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jackson Heights, Queens. The corner is also named Laura Almeida Egas Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Travers Park is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 75 St/Northern Blvd, is 60 feet away for the Q47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them schools, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 75 St/Northern Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 75 St/Northern Blvd Q4760 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Northern Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 75th Street.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 75 St & Northern Blvd 18 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 75-09 Northern Boulevard Gas station270 feet
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger120 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2014
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11372
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 25
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jackson Heights
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Laura Almeida Egas Corner, a co-naming enacted on August 23, 2019 (Local Law 158 of 2019).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Laura Almeida Egas Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 75th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 10AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 75th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Northern Boulevard
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
South side of Northern Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 466091 and 468938.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Jhelc Preschool, ages 2 to 5670 feet
- Garden School1,160 feet
- I.S. 230 School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Travers Park810 feet
- Travers Park Playground870 feet
- Rory Staunton Field1,190 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- 78th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,210 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Farm Country Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy820 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Jackson Heights Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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:
- Northern Boulevard & 74th Street 260 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 76th Street 260 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 73rd Street 520 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 77th Street 520 feet
- 34th Avenue & 75th Street 670 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 72nd Street 780 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 75th Street 780 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 78th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 75th Street or Northern Boulevard.