Walter Reed Road & Sylvester Lane

Walter Reed Road and Sylvester Lane meet at a three-way junction in Fort Totten, Queens. The corner lies inside the Fort Totten Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Building No. 403 stands 30 feet away, and Building No. 421 stands 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 0.4 miles away for the Q13 and Q16. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maple.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
0.4 miles
Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy · Q13, Q16
Within a walk
5 places
1 fire station, 1 museum and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Walter Reed Road & Sylvester Lane Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 0.4 miles away, for the Q13 and Q16.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Totten Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q13, Q16
    0.4 miles
    Q13 Q16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q13 …
  2. Q16 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11359
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
19
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Totten
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maple.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Fort Totten Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 31 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1905 and 1937.

  1. Building No. 403 Designated landmark
    30 feet
  2. Building No. 421 Designated landmark
    90 feet
  3. Commanding Officer's Quarters Designated landmark
    160 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 fire station
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 swimming pool

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Totten Park
    100 feet
  2. Fort Totten Playground
    310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayside Historical Society Museum · listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Totten Pool Swimming pool
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Queens Borough Command Fire station
    320 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sylvester Lane or Walter Reed Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.