Queens Boulevard & 43rd Street

Queens Boulevard and 43rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 1,838 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. In 2026, 651 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. The Children's Lab School is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 87 places to eat.

Safety record
27 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Queens Blvd/45 St · T320
Within a walk
11 places
3 religious buildings, 2 pedestrian plazas and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 43rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    770 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    780 feet
    7
  2. 52 St 7
    0.5 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/45 St, 490 feet away, for the T320.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/45 St T320
    490 feet
    T320

Next buses at this stop

  1. T320 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 43rd Street.

  • 107 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 42-18 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    660 feet
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1,140 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 27 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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, January 2020
  • Turn calming, March 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,838 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Eastbound on Queens Boulevard1,028
Westbound on Queens Boulevard810
Total1,838

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 651 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 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 48 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
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and October 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 43rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of 43rd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412320, 417896, 417897 and 424582.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Q StudioLab Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. The Children's Lab School
    660 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground
    790 feet
  2. Torsney Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lowery Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    780 feet
  2. Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    780 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunnyside Library
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunnyside Post Office
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,000 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    540 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 87 places to eat and 29 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 43rd Street or Queens Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.