Queens Midtown Tunnel & Vernon Boulevard

Queens Midtown Tunnel and Vernon Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Andrews Grove is 770 feet away. 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 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Jackson Av/49 Av · T323
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Midtown Tunnel & Vernon Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    510 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 Jackson Av/49 Av, 590 feet away, for the T323.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av/49 Av T323
    590 feet
    T323

Next buses at this stop

  1. T323 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 43 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
    360 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
    560 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 two crashes 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 December 2024.

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 900 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 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
    670 feet
  2. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    940 feet
  3. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
Show all 6
  1. Little Ones Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  2. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Old Hickory Playground
    400 feet
  2. Andrews Grove Playground
    770 feet
  3. Long Island City Community Garden
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Notorious LIC Park
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. 108th Precinct Police station
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    800 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 34 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Queens Midtown Tunnel or Vernon Boulevard.

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.