Van Wyck Expressway & Whitestone Expressway

Van Wyck Expressway and Whitestone Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
20 and 21 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing-Willets Point

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 50 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Sources: NYPD and NYC City Planning, retrieved September 18–19, 2026.