Van Doren Street & Westside Avenue

Van Doren Street and Westside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/Otis Av, is 410 feet away for the Q23 and Q58, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Van Doren Street & Westside Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/Otis Av, 410 feet away, for the Q23 and Q58.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …
  2. Q58 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Waldron St & 108 St 20 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 110-35 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Van Doren Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Van Doren Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Westside Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Westside Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Westside Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 014 Fairview School
    690 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario Garden
    290 feet
  2. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    1,150 feet

Health care

  1. Park Terrace Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona Landmark · listed historic place
    840 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 14/Engine 324 Fire station
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    550 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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