Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway

Northern Boulevard and Cross Island Parkway (Exit 31E, east) meet at a three-way junction in Alley Pond Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/227 St, is 370 feet away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Northern Boulevard. NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

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Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/227 St, 370 feet away, for the Q12.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/227 St Q12
    370 feet
    Q12

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Northern Boulevard.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 450 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2021.

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)
Alley Pond Park

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 40 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alley Pond Park
    100 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

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