Queens Boulevard & 42nd Street

Queens Boulevard and 42nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground is 780 feet away, and Bliss Plaza is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
40 St-Lowery St
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Queens Blvd/41 St · Q32, Q60, T320
Within a walk
13 places
3 religious buildings, 2 pedestrian plazas and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    520 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    1,030 feet
    7
  2. 33 St-Rawson 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/41 St, 300 feet away, for the Q32, Q60 and T320.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/41 St Q32, Q60, T320 · Shelter
    300 feet
    Q32 Q60 T320
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. Q60 …
  3. T320 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 42nd Street.

  • 88 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
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 42-18 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    280 feet
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 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, February 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
84 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,600 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 1934.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 42nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 42nd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 417895, 417896, 423753 and 423754.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Q StudioLab Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    190 feet
  2. The Children's Lab School
    700 feet
  3. P.S. 150 Queens School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground
    780 feet
  2. Torsney Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lowery Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    520 feet
  2. Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunnyside Library
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunnyside Post Office
    770 feet
  2. Older adult center at 43-39 39th Street Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    370 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,260 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    280 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 27 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 42nd Street or Queens Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.