Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway

Northern Boulevard and Van Wyck Expressway (Whitestone Expressway) meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway westbound, 920 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 127-42 Northern Boulevard Service Road South Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 109-5 Marina Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    1 mile

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
City Council district
20 and 21 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing-Willets Point

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 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
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Sources: NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD and NYC Parks, retrieved September 19 – October 6, 2026.