Queens Boulevard & 39th Place

Queens Boulevard and 39th Place meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Lowery Plaza is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about a minute on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 53 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1932, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
40 St-Lowery St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Queens Blvd/39 Pl · Q32, Q60
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 39th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    260 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
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    0.3 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/39 Pl, 90 feet away, for the Q32 and Q60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/39 Pl Q32, Q60
    90 feet
    Q32 Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 40 St & Queens Blvd 25 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2004
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11104
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunnyside
Elevation
74 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1928 and 1932.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 39th Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 39th Place

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 411878, 425106 and 426563.

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 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Q StudioLab Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Sunnyside Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. P.S. 150 Queens School
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lowery Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    260 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    650 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 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 39th Place 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.