Whitestone Expressway & Downing Street
Whitestone Expressway and Downing Street meet at a three-way junction in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Full Gospel Christian School is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/Linden Pl, is 970 feet away for the QM2, QM20 and QM32, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/Linden Pl, 970 feet away, for the QM2, QM20 and QM32.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/Linden Pl QM2, QM20, QM32970 feetQM2 QM20 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM20 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway & Whitestone Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 26-27 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 28-06 120th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- College Point
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Trees
One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Downing Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Downing Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Whitestone Expressway
- No stopping 11 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Full Gospel Christian School810 feet
- Promise Christian Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5870 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street at Whitestone Expressway Turnaround 340 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 31st Avenue 370 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Whitestone Expressway Turnaround 920 feet
- 28th Avenue & Ulmer Street 1,280 feet
- 28th Avenue & Linden Place 0.3 miles
- Whitestone Expressway & Whitestone Expressway Turnaround at Stratton Street 0.3 miles
- Whitestone Expressway & College Point Boulevard 0.3 miles
- Van Wyck Expressway & Whitestone Expressway 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Downing Street or Whitestone Expressway.