Queens Boulevard & 38th Street

Queens Boulevard and 38th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Lowery Plaza is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 43 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
40 St-Lowery St
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Queens Blvd/38 St · Q32, Q60
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    780 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    1,070 feet
    7
  2. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    0.4 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 40 St-Lowery St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/38 St, 230 feet away, for the Q32 and Q60.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/38 St Q32, Q60 · Shelter
    230 feet
    Q32 Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 39 St & Queens Blvd 21 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 39-02 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    540 feet
  2. 43-23 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2004
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunnyside
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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 1927 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 10pm on Queens Boulevard (south side).

East side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414342, 424107, 424585, 424586 and 424649.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Sunnyside Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  2. Aviation Career & Technical Education High School
    950 feet
  3. Queens Technical High School
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Q StudioLab Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lowery Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 43-39 39th Street Older adult center
    500 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    400 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 38th Street or Queens Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.