Vernon Boulevard & 49th Avenue

Vernon Boulevard and 49th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. The corner is also named Terri Mona Adams Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
250 feet · 1 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Vernon Blvd/49 Av · Q103
Within a walk
17 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vernon Boulevard & 49th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    250 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/49 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/49 Av Q103
    70 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 49th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard.

  • 79 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vernon Blvd & 50 Ave 45 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 509 48th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    990 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
19 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Terri Mona Adams Way, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2019 (Local Law 24 of 2019).

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Terri Mona Adams Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 49th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 49th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415054, 415055, 418188 and 427010.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    320 feet
  3. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    500 feet
Show all 10
  1. Gantry View School
    610 feet
  2. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  3. Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  4. P.S./I.S. 78q School
    1,020 feet
  5. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  6. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,200 feet
  7. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Andrews Grove Playground
    190 feet
  2. Long Island City Community Garden
    390 feet
  3. Old Hickory Playground
    680 feet
Show all 4
  1. Notorious LIC Park
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship
    130 feet

Fire and police

  1. 108th Precinct Police station
    380 feet
  2. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 49th 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 Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.