Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway

Northern Boulevard, Whitestone Expressway and Van Wyck Expressway (Exit 13) meet at a seven-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/126 Pl, is 360 feet away for the Q19 and Q66, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.

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Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/126 Pl, 360 feet away, for the Q19 and Q66.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/126 Pl Q19, Q66
    360 feet
    Q19 Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …
  2. Q66 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway westbound, 1,220 feet by car along the streets.

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

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing-Willets Point

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 stadium or arena

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Citi Field Stadium or arena
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance 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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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