Queens Midtown Tunnel & Long Island Expressway

Queens Midtown Tunnel and Long Island Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet

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

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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

  • One of the streets is one-way

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 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYC Housing Preservation and Development and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18–20, 2026.