Skillman Avenue & Van Dam Street

Skillman Avenue and Van Dam Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside Yards (South), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. International High School at Laguardia Community College is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them colleges, and ten places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Skillman Avenue.

Safety record
8 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St-Rawson St
960 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Queens Blvd/Skillman Av · Q32, Q60
Within a walk
7 places
2 colleges, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Skillman Avenue & Van Dam Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    960 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. Queens Plaza E, F, R
    0.3 miles
    E F R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 33 St-Rawson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Skillman Av, 310 feet away, for the Q32 and Q60.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/Skillman Av Q32, Q60
    310 feet
    Q32 Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Skillman Avenue.

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Skillman Ave & 43 Ave 19 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station
    240 feet
  2. 33-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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)
Sunnyside Yards (South)
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are two homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Triumph' elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 12 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Skillman Avenue (north side).

South side of Skillman Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Van Dam Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414359, 416832 and 416833.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. The YMCA of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  2. NY School for Med & Dent Assts College
    1,180 feet
  3. International High School at Laguardia Community College School
    1,230 feet
Show all 6
  1. Laguardia Community College Early Childhood Learning Center Programs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College School
    1,230 feet
  3. Fiorello H. Laguardia Comm College
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City YMCA Recreation center
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Acres Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Skillman Avenue or Van Dam Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.