20th Avenue & 21st Street
The three-way junction of 20th Avenue and 21st Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Ralph Demarco Park is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/21 Av, is 840 feet away for the Q100, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 21 St/21 Av, 840 feet away, for the Q100.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/21 Av Q100840 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 20th Avenue and 21st Street.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 20 Ave & 21 St 19 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2020.
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 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 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 21st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 21st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Kid Krazy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ralph Demarco Park1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 20th Avenue & 20th Street 270 feet
- 20th Avenue & 23rd Street 390 feet
- 21st Street & 18th Avenue 490 feet
- 23rd Street & 19th Avenue 500 feet
- 20th Avenue & 19th Street 520 feet
- 20th Avenue & 24th Street 640 feet
- 20th Avenue & 18th Street 800 feet
- 23rd Street & 18th Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 21st Street.