20th Avenue & 23rd Street
The three-way junction of 20th Avenue and 23rd Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 216 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/21 Av, is 1,220 feet away for the Q100, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. 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, 1,220 feet away, for the Q100.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/21 Av Q1001,220 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 20th Avenue.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 20 Ave & 21 St 19 docks in all360 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 January 2022.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 216 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,602nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 309 more were issued.
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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 23rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 23rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Kid Krazy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Street & 19th Avenue 110 feet
- 20th Avenue & 24th Street 260 feet
- 20th Avenue & 21st Street 390 feet
- 23rd Street & 18th Avenue 480 feet
- 20th Avenue & Crescent Street 520 feet
- 19th Avenue & 25th Street 590 feet
- 20th Avenue & 20th Street 660 feet
- 23rd Street & 17th Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 23rd Street.