Vernon Boulevard & 45th Road

Vernon Boulevard and 45th Road meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Vernon Boulevard.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Vernon Blvd/44 Dr · Q103
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vernon Boulevard & 45th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.3 miles
    7 E F G
  2. 21 St G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/44 Dr, 530 feet away, for the Q103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Vernon Boulevard.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 45 Rd & 11 St 23 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5-43 47th Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,050 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 January 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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 45th Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-10PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 421145.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 college
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    340 feet
  2. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    360 feet
  3. Bank Street College of Educ-Lic College
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gordon Triangle
    410 feet
  2. Murray Playground
    740 feet
  3. Gantry Plaza State Park
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and three 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 45th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.