Queens Boulevard & 82nd Avenue
Queens Boulevard and 82nd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,340 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The kinetic sculpture “Dialogue with the Sun” is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about four minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F940 feetE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Also within a walk
- Briarwood E, F0.5 milesE F
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Hoover Av, 540 feet away, for the QM18, QM21, QM63, QM64 and two more.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/Hoover Av QM18, QM21, QM63, QM64 +2 · Shelter540 feetQM18 QM21 QM63 QM64 QM65 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- QM18 …
- QM21 …
- QM63 …
- QM64 …
- QM65 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd N & 78 Ave 24 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 1,250 feet by car along the streets.
- 138-98 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2024
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,340 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 610th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 713 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11415
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
- Elevation
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 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 1951 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 72 signs on these blocks
- 21 different rules
- 7 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and October 2025; 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 7am to 7pm on Queens Boulevard (south side).
North side of 82nd Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 82nd Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 6 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Queens Boulevard
- Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY BOROUGH PRESIDENT
- Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 402908, 403241, 462783 and 464021.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Queens County Criminal Building.
- Dialogue with the Sun Kinetic sculpture by Susumo Shingu, 1995230 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 courthouse
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 099 Kew Gardens School780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Maple Grove Park640 feet
Community centers and public services
- Queens Criminal Court Courthouse420 feet
- Borough Hall Post Office730 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Queens Boulevard & 83rd Avenue 530 feet
- 82nd Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 740 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & 82nd Road 790 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 80th Road 930 feet
- 132nd Street & Hoover Avenue 930 feet
- Union Turnpike & 126th Street 980 feet
- 81st Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 1,000 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & Mowbray Drive 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 82nd Avenue or Queens Boulevard.