12th Street & 30th Drive

The four-way crossing of 12th Street and 30th Drive is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ideal Islamic School is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 30 Av/12 St, is 840 feet away for the Q18, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them playgrounds, and nine places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Queensboro Bridge
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
30 Av/12 St · Q18
Within a walk
9 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
12th Street & 30th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/12 St, 840 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/12 St Q18
    840 feet
    Q18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & 14 St 19 docks in all
    820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street & Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 171 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Sterling' silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 12th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 30th Drive

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 30th Drive

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as German Romanesque Revival, and built in 1886.

  1. Sohmer & Company Piano Factory Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 beach
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ideal Islamic School
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Health Playground
    800 feet
  2. Socrates Sculpture Park
    840 feet
  3. Hallets Cove Playground
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Halletts Cove Beach
    1,060 feet
  2. Two Coves Community Garden
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Astoria Ferry Landing
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Street or 30th Drive.

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