Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 2nd Street
Queens Midtown Tunnel, Borden Avenue and 2nd Street meet at a six-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. The corner is also named Tony Mazzarella Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hunter's Point South Park is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Center Blvd/Borden Av, 330 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Center Blvd/Borden Av Q101, Q103330 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Street and Borden Avenue.
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Center Blvd & 51 Ave 23 docks in all670 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 1-55 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers160 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
This corner is also named Tony Mazzarella Way, a co-naming enacted on March 18, 2017 (Local Law 45 of 2017).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 4,500 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 2013 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 965 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Tony Mazzarella Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 2nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 2nd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Borden Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- Parallel parking only 1 sign PARALLEL PARKING ONLY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of Borden Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Hunters Point Park.
- Tetherball Monument Sculpture by Karyn Olivier, 2015420 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 dog run
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K40 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K140 feet
- Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K340 feet
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- Academy for Careers in Television and Film School350 feet
- Hunters Point Community Middle School350 feet
- Little Ones Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunter's Point South Park340 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground520 feet
- Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park Dog run660 feet
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- Gantry Plaza State Park790 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (South) Playground870 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket520 feet
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy550 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing720 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue 140 feet
- 51st Avenue & 2nd Street 260 feet
- Borden Avenue & Center Boulevard 310 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Center Boulevard 320 feet
- 50th Avenue & 2nd Street 520 feet
- 54th Avenue & 2nd Street 520 feet
- 51st Avenue & Center Boulevard 550 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 5th Street 600 feet
See every intersection along 2nd Street, Borden Avenue or Queens Midtown Tunnel.