Van Doren Street & Martense Avenue

Van Doren Street and Martense Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Corona, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/Otis Av, is 690 feet away for the Q23 and Q58, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Van Doren Street & Martense Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/Otis Av, 690 feet away, for the Q23 and Q58.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/Otis Av Q23, Q58
    690 feet
    Q23 Q58

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …
  2. Q58 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Martense Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 103 St & Martense Ave 19 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-55 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2017.

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Martense Avenue

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

East side of Van Doren Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Van Doren Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 014 Fairview School
    480 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario Garden
    1,070 feet
  2. Sparrow's Nest Community Garden
    1,110 feet
  3. William F Moore Park
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona Listed historic place
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 107-24 Corona Avenue Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

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