20th Avenue & 18th Street
The three-way junction of 20th Avenue and 18th Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ralph Demarco Park is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/21 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q100, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 20th Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 21 St/21 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q100.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/21 Av Q1000.3 milesQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 20th Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 20 Ave & Shore Blvd 19 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11105
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Redpointe' red maple and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and October 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 18th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 18th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ralph Demarco Park320 feet
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 20th Avenue & Shore Boulevard 270 feet
- 20th Avenue & 19th Street 280 feet
- Shore Boulevard & 19th Avenue 410 feet
- 20th Avenue & 20th Street 520 feet
- Shore Boulevard & 18th Avenue 590 feet
- Shore Boulevard & 20th Road 790 feet
- 20th Avenue & 21st Street 800 feet
- Shore Boulevard & 21st Avenue 1,070 feet
See every intersection along 18th Street or 20th Avenue.