Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue
Queens Midtown Tunnel and Borden Avenue (west) 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. Hunters Point Community Middle School is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 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 six 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, 470 feet away, for the Q101 and Q103.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Center Blvd/Borden Av Q101, Q103470 feetQ101 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q101 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
- 28 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
- 5 St & 51 Ave 21 docks in all720 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 chargers310 feet
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 April 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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 4,600 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 2013 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 965 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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, 2015560 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 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-K100 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K280 feet
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film School490 feet
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- Brighter Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K490 feet
- Hunters Point Community Middle School490 feet
- Little Ones Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
- Gantry View School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunter's Point South Park490 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground660 feet
- Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park Dog run800 feet
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- Gantry Plaza State Park930 feet
- Hunter's Point South Playground (South) Playground1,010 feet
- Luminescence in Hunter's Point South Park Park feature1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Urban Market Supermarket660 feet
- Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy690 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other places
- Hunters Point South Ferry Landing860 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three 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:
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 2nd Street 140 feet
- 51st Avenue & 2nd Street 400 feet
- Borden Avenue & Center Boulevard 450 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Borden Avenue at 5th Street 460 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & Center Boulevard 470 feet
- 50th Avenue & 2nd Street 660 feet
- 54th Avenue & 2nd Street 670 feet
- 51st Avenue & Center Boulevard 700 feet
See every intersection along Borden Avenue or Queens Midtown Tunnel.