Northern Boulevard & 80th Street

Northern Boulevard and 80th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer is 500 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 81 St/Northern Blvd, is 310 feet away for the Q32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 43 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Northern Boulevard, all day.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
81 St/Northern Blvd · Q32
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 80th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 81 St/Northern Blvd, 310 feet away, for the Q32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 81 St/Northern Blvd Q32
    310 feet
    Q32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …

Live arrivals

Northern Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 78 St & Northern Blvd 40 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 76-19 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    1,010 feet
  2. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 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
60 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1951.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 80th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 80th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 464197 and 464907.

Landmarks and historic districts

Eighteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Romanesque, and mostly built between 1922 and 1925.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 field
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Semillitas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer School
    500 feet
  3. Garden School
    680 feet
Show all 6
  1. Jackson Heights Early Learning Center Annex Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  2. Jhelc Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  3. Jackson Heights Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rory Staunton Field
    670 feet
  2. Travers Park
    760 feet
  3. Travers Park Playground
    760 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 78th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marks Episcopal Church Landmark
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 307/Ladder 154 Fire station
    560 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Jackson Heights Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 80th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.