108th Street & Astoria Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 108th Street and Astoria Boulevard is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,709 red-light and 8,071 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. MS 419 is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/Astoria Blvd, is 80 feet away for the Q23, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
108 St/Astoria Blvd · Q23
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 community centers and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
108th Street & Astoria Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/Astoria Blvd, 80 feet away, for the Q23.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/Astoria Blvd Q23
    80 feet
    Q23

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 108th Street and 31st Drive.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 107 St & 32 Ave 19 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 107-10 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    980 feet
  2. 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 109-5 Marina Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 2,709 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 75th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,502 more were issued.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Eastbound on Astoria Boulevard1,7971,049
Westbound on Astoria Boulevard912453
Total2,7091,502

In 2025, 8,071 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 83rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 4,336 more were issued.

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About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11369
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Elmhurst
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 106 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 108th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 108th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 31st Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Astoria Boulevard

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

South side of Astoria Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. A Child's Place Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  2. MS 419 School
    920 feet
  3. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 107-17 Northern Boulevard Pre-K center
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Center Community center
    1,100 feet
  2. Louis Armstrong Community Center
    1,180 feet
  3. Older adult center at 33-16 108th Street Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 108th Street, 31st Drive or Astoria Boulevard.

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