Sanford Avenue & Maple Avenue
Sanford Avenue and Maple Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/Sanford Av, is 740 feet away for the Q58 and Q98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and ten places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2006 and 2020, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/Sanford Av, 740 feet away, for the Q58 and Q98.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/Sanford Av Q58, Q98740 feetQ58 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q98 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 2006 and 2020.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Maple Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Sanford Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Happy Maryann Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Sky Foods Supermarket0.3 miles
- Chung Fat Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- GW Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- The Shops at SkyView Center Shopping center0.4 miles
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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sanford Avenue & Fuller Place 120 feet
- Maple Avenue & Fuller Place 180 feet
- Sanford Avenue & Haight Street 370 feet
- 41st Avenue & Delong Street 400 feet
- 41st Avenue & Fuller Place 500 feet
- Maple Avenue & Haight Street 510 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Sanford Avenue 650 feet
- 41st Avenue & Haight Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Maple Avenue or Sanford Avenue.