Queens Boulevard & 40th Street
Queens Boulevard and 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. The corner is also named Lowery Street by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Lowery Plaza is under 10 feet away, and Sunnyside Post Office is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about a minute on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 63 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 30 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 40 St-Lowery St 730 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 46 St-Bliss St 70.3 miles7
- 33 St-Rawson St 70.4 miles7
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/41 St, 310 feet away, for the Q32, Q60 and T320.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/41 St Q32, Q60, T320 · Shelter310 feetQ32 Q60 T320
Next buses at this stop
- Q32 …
- Q60 …
- T320 …
Cycling
- 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 40 St & Queens Blvd 25 docks in all100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 42-18 Queens Boulevard Gas station790 feet
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2004
- Safety Improvement Project, 2014
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2022
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
- 81 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lowery Street, a co-naming enacted on June 3, 2003 (Local Law 34 of 2003).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 3,000 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 1928 and 1932.
Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lowery Street.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 40th Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 40th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Queens Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Queens Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 411878, 417335, 424858 and 425946.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Q StudioLab Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K330 feet
- P.S. 150 Queens School840 feet
- Sunnyside Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
Show all 4
- The Children's Lab School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground1,300 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Lowery Plaza Pedestrian plazaunder 10 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 43-39 39th Street Older adult center660 feet
- Sunnyside Post Office1,290 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch310 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch370 feet
- Citibank Bank branch660 feet
Supermarkets
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy390 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 18 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:
- Queens Boulevard & 41st Street 260 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 39th Place 260 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 42nd Street 520 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 39th Street 530 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 40th Street 640 feet
- 47th Avenue & 40th Street 740 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 43rd Street 780 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 38th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 40th Street or Queens Boulevard.