Vernon Boulevard & 44th Avenue

Vernon Boulevard and 44th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F and G. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 13 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Vernon Boulevard.

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

Map

Layers
Vernon Boulevard & 44th Avenue 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 eight 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, 590 feet away, for the Q103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Vernon Boulevard.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 9 St & 44 Rd 34 docks in all
    370 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 8-08 Queens Plaza South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
10 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 22 homes, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1930.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 44th Avenue

  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM

South side of 44th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Vernon Boulevard

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 college
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic College
    490 feet
  2. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gordon Triangle
    610 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 44th Avenue 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.