Van Dam Street & Hunters Point Avenue
Van Dam Street and Hunters Point Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 33 St-Rawson St 70.5 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
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 48 Av/Van Dam St, 560 feet away, for the Q39.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/Van Dam St Q39560 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 31 Pl & Hunters Point Ave 19 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-25 Van Dam Street Gas station400 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 24 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Dam Street & Gale Avenue 90 feet
- Hunters Point Avenue & Gale Avenue 100 feet
- Hunters Point Avenue & 31st Place 280 feet
- Hunters Point Avenue & 32nd Place 280 feet
- Van Dam Street & Long Island Expressway 430 feet
- 48th Avenue & Van Dam Street 500 feet
- 32nd Place & Gale Avenue 540 feet
- 31st Street & Hunters Point Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along Hunters Point Avenue or Van Dam Street.