Vernon Boulevard & Main Avenue

Vernon Boulevard and Main Avenue meet at a six-way junction in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Astoria development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hallets Cove Playground is 50 feet away, and Socrates Sculpture Park is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 8 St/Astoria Blvd, is 380 feet away for the B62, Q18 and Q103. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
8 St/Astoria Blvd · B62, Q18, Q103
Within a walk
13 places
2 religious buildings, 1 beach and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vernon Boulevard & Main Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 St/Astoria Blvd, 380 feet away, for the B62, Q18 and Q103.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St/Astoria Blvd B62, Q18, Q103
    380 feet
    B62 Q18 Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q18 …
  3. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 8th Street and Vernon Boulevard.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 St & Astoria Blvd 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    860 feet
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Astoria development.

Since 2014 at least 142 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 8th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Main Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Main Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Vernon Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 11 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Welling Court

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 beach
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nysarc NYC - Astoria Blue Feather School
    870 feet
  2. Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hallets Cove Playground
    50 feet
  2. Two Coves Community Garden
    260 feet
  3. Socrates Sculpture Park
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Halletts Cove Beach
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sohmer Piano Factory Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  2. Astoria Library
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Reformed Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Community Center
    770 feet
  2. Older adult center at 4-05 Astoria Boulevard Older adult center
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Astoria Ferry Landing
    630 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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 8th Street, Main Avenue, Vernon Boulevard or Welling Court.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.