Sanford Avenue & Murray Street
Sanford Avenue and Murray Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 51 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Flushing Christian School is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/Murray St, is 70 feet away for the Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/Murray St, 70 feet away, for the Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/Murray St Q6570 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sanford Avenue.
- 3 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 152-06 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Turn calming, April 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 51 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,832nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 114 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Murray Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Murray Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Sanford Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Sanford Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 14 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Flushing Christian School190 feet
- P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson School490 feet
- Joy Learning Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
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- Little Light Pre-K Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground60 feet
Houses of worship
- Flushing First Presbyt Church House of worship280 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 52/Engine 274 Fire station580 feet
Supermarkets
- Hanyang Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 150th Street & Sanford Avenue 260 feet
- Murray Street & Barclay Avenue 330 feet
- Murray Street & Ash Avenue 340 feet
- Sanford Avenue & 149th Place 510 feet
- 155th Street & Sanford Avenue 520 feet
- 150th Street & Barclay Avenue 580 feet
- Murray Street & Beech Avenue 630 feet
- 41st Avenue & Murray Street 740 feet
See every intersection along Murray Street or Sanford Avenue.