Van Cleef Street & Westside Avenue

Van Cleef Street and Westside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/Van Cleef St, is 290 feet away for the Q23 and Q58, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
108 St/Van Cleef St · Q23, Q58
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 2 nursing homes or hospices and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Cleef Street & Westside Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/Van Cleef St, 290 feet away, for the Q23 and Q58.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/Van Cleef St Q23, Q58
    290 feet
    Q23 Q58

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …
  2. Q58 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Van Cleef St & 108 St 20 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 110-35 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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 July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Corona
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Van Cleef Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Van Cleef Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westside Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Westside Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 014 Fairview School
    550 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario Garden
    30 feet
  2. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    890 feet
  3. Playground For All Children Playground
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. William F Moore Park
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Rego Park Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    1,200 feet
  2. Park Terrace Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona Landmark · listed historic place
    590 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 14/Engine 324 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    360 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Van Cleef Street or Westside Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.