West Drive & Bay Street

West Drive and Bay Street meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner lies inside the Douglaston Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 098 the Douglaston School is 1,240 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them listed historic places, and one place to eat. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Within a walk
7 places
2 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Drive & Bay Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11363
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Douglaston-Little Neck
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of West Drive

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Douglaston Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 132 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1911 and 1949.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. ABC Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  2. P.S. 098 the Douglaston School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alley Pond Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Van Wyck, Cornelius, House Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Allen-Beville House Listed historic place
    690 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Community Church of Douglaston House of worship
    990 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay Street or West Drive.

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