20th Avenue & 27th Street
The three-way junction of 20th Avenue and 27th Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 150 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St John's Prep School is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 20 Av/31 St, is 840 feet away for the Q100, and three 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 20 Av/31 St, 840 feet away, for the Q100.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 20 Av/31 St Q100840 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 20th Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- 20 Ave & 31 St 21 docks in all750 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station1,070 feet
- 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 150 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,691st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 233 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
- 34 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 1940 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of 27th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 27th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St John's Prep School1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Lincoln Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 20th Avenue & 26th Street 260 feet
- 20th Avenue & 28th Street 260 feet
- 20th Avenue & Crescent Street 520 feet
- 20th Avenue & 29th Street 520 feet
- 20th Avenue & 24th Street 780 feet
- 21st Avenue & 27th Street 880 feet
- 20th Avenue & 31st Street 900 feet
- 20th Avenue & 23rd Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 27th Street.