Van Dam Street & Thomson Avenue

Van Dam Street and Thomson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them schools, and 15 places to eat. Within 820 feet are two homes.

Safety record
21 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St-Rawson St
570 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Thomson Av/31 Pl · Q39
Within a walk
10 places
5 schools, 2 colleges and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Dam Street & Thomson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    570 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 Thomson Av/31 Pl, 180 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Thomson Av/31 Pl Q39
    180 feet
    Q39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Thomson Ave 47 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-20 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    450 feet
  2. 33-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    730 feet
  3. 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2012
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to five travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are 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 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

North side of Thomson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of Thomson Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 2PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Van Dam Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The YMCA of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  2. International High School at Laguardia Community College School
    650 feet
  3. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College School
    650 feet
Show all 9
  1. Laguardia Community College Early Childhood Learning Center Programs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
  2. Fiorello H. Laguardia Comm College
    700 feet
  3. NY School for Med & Dent Assts College
    790 feet
  4. Academy of Finance and Enterprise School
    1,110 feet
  5. Bard High School Early College Queens School
    1,110 feet
  6. High School of Applied Communication School
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City YMCA Recreation center
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Acres Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and three food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Thomson Avenue or Van Dam Street.

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