Vernon Boulevard & 44th Road

Vernon Boulevard and 44th Road meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F and G. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Vernon Boulevard.

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Vernon Boulevard & 44th Road Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.3 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, 330 feet away, for the Q103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Vernon Boulevard.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 9 St & 44 Rd 34 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road 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

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2021.

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic College
    230 feet
  2. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    960 feet
  3. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,180 feet
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  1. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gordon Triangle
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 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 10 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.