Van Dam Street & Starr Avenue
Van Dam Street and Starr Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 1,200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Starr Av, is 320 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Starr Av, 320 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Starr Av B24320 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Starr Avenue and Van Dam Street.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Review Ave & Greenpoint Ave 17 docks in all700 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-10 Borden Avenue Gas station1,060 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers300 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Starr Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Starr Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO SHERIFF'S OFFICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Van Dam Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Van Dam Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
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 station1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 35th Street & Starr Avenue 40 feet
- 35th Street & Van Dam Street 90 feet
- 34th Street & Starr Avenue 230 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Starr Avenue 300 feet
- 34th Street & Van Dam Street 460 feet
- 31st Place & Starr Avenue 490 feet
- 35th Street & Bradley Avenue 500 feet
- 34th Street & Van Dam Street at Bradley Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along Starr Avenue or Van Dam Street.