Vernon Boulevard & Jackson Avenue

Vernon Boulevard and Jackson Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 45 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
420 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Jackson Av/49 Av · T323
Within a walk
11 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vernon Boulevard & Jackson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    420 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
    0.4 miles
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jackson Av/49 Av, 510 feet away, for the T323.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av/49 Av T323
    510 feet
    T323

Next buses at this stop

  1. T323 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vernon Blvd & 50 Ave 45 docks in all
    270 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. 5-19 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, 38 Level 2 chargers
    980 feet
  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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Jackson Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 429749.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Gantry View School
    650 feet
  2. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    830 feet
  3. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Little Ones Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  2. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Old Hickory Playground
    140 feet
  2. Andrews Grove Playground
    690 feet
  3. Notorious LIC Park
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Long Island City Community Garden
    910 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. 108th Precinct Police station
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jackson Avenue or Vernon Boulevard.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.