Van Dam Street & Long Island Expressway
Van Dam Street and Long Island Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/Van Dam St, is 350 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. Within 820 feet are 34 homes, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/Van Dam St, 350 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Van Dam St Q67350 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 31 Pl & Hunters Point Ave 19 docks in all730 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 station190 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers990 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 March 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
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 34 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & Van Dam Street 320 feet
- Van Dam Street & Gale Avenue 330 feet
- Van Dam Street & Hunters Point Avenue 430 feet
- Hunters Point Avenue & Gale Avenue 500 feet
- Borden Avenue & 31st Place 520 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 31st Place 580 feet
- Borden Avenue & Long Island Expressway 600 feet
- Borden Avenue & 34th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along Long Island Expressway or Van Dam Street.