Vernon Boulevard & 43rd Road

Vernon Boulevard and 43rd Road meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. New York Architectural Terra Cotta Works stands 640 feet away, built in 1892. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F and G. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 12 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Vernon Boulevard. Within 820 feet are six homes.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Vernon Blvd/44 Dr · Q103
Within a walk
3 places
1 college, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vernon Boulevard & 43rd Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.4 miles
    7 E F G

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Temple Quad Reliefs” (1992) by Frank Olt and “Stream” (2001) by Elizabeth Murray at the Court Sq-23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/44 Dr, 0.3 miles away, for the Q103.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/44 Dr Q103
    0.3 miles
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Vernon Boulevard.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 11 St & 43 Ave 28 docks in all
    1,050 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8-08 Queens Plaza South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    730 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are six homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1901.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 43rd Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built in 1892.

  1. New York Architectural Terra Cotta Works Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 college
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic College
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Queensbridge Park
    850 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 43rd Road or Vernon Boulevard.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.