Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway
Northern Boulevard, Whitestone Expressway and Van Wyck Expressway meet at a seven-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/126 Pl, is 100 feet away for the Q19 and Q66, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/126 Pl, 100 feet away, for the Q19 and Q66.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/126 Pl Q19, Q66100 feetQ19 Q66
Next buses at this stop
- Q19 …
- Q66 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway westbound, 870 feet by car along the streets.
- 127-42 Northern Boulevard Service Road South Gas station1.1 miles
- 109-5 Marina Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- Two of the streets are one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the eastern redcedar.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park170 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
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway 240 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway at 127th Street 310 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway 350 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway 470 feet
- 34th Avenue & 126th Place 480 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Seaver Way 520 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at 127th Place 560 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Whitestone Expressway 660 feet
See every intersection along 126th Place, Northern Boulevard, Van Wyck Expressway or Whitestone Expressway.