20th Avenue & 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 20th Avenue and 38th Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Steinway Playground is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 38 St/20 Av, is 170 feet away for the Q101, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and 11 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
38 St/20 Av · Q101
Within a walk
7 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
20th Avenue & 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 38 St/20 Av, 170 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 38 St/20 Av Q101
    170 feet
    Q101

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 20th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 20 Ave & 38 St 29 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

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
18 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 38th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 38th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Teeny Tiny Toes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    270 feet
  2. I.S. 141 the Steinway School
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Woodtree Playground
    50 feet
  2. Steinway Playground
    340 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 49 Ambulance station
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    980 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 38th Street.

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