Northern Boulevard & Alameda Avenue
Northern Boulevard and Alameda Avenue (west) meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 22,192 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Alley Pond Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/232 St, is 360 feet away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Northern Boulevard.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/232 St, 360 feet away, for the Q12.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/232 St Q12360 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Northern Boulevard.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2016.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 22,192 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 16th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 10,436 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11363
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 40 mph
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1963 and 1976.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Alameda Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Alameda Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 23 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 golf course
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park50 feet
- Alley Pond Golf Center Golf course1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Zion Episcopal Church House of worship860 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Alameda Avenue & Hanford Street 190 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 234th Street 400 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Douglaston Parkway 440 feet
- 241st Street & Alameda Avenue 490 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Alameda Avenue 750 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 243rd Street 780 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Church Street 990 feet
- 243rd Street & Alameda Avenue 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Alameda Avenue or Northern Boulevard.