Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue

Queens Midtown Tunnel and Borden Avenue (east) meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 930 feet to the 108th Precinct. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Borden Av/5 St · Q101, Q103
Within a walk
13 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    650 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    0.4 miles
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/5 St, 520 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Borden Av/5 St Q101, Q103
    520 feet
    Q101 Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 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

  1. Vernon Blvd & 50 Ave 45 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5-19 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, 38 Level 2 chargers
    420 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Gantry View School
    810 feet
  2. Little Ones Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  3. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    1,080 feet
Show all 7
  1. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  2. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  3. Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet
  4. Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Old Hickory Playground
    460 feet
  2. Andrews Grove Playground
    920 feet
  3. Long Island City Community Garden
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Notorious LIC Park
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. 108th Precinct Police station
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Borden Avenue or Queens Midtown Tunnel.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.