20th Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 20th Avenue and 42nd Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Steinway Playground is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 20 Av/Steinway St, is 490 feet away for the Q100, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them playgrounds, and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
20 Av/Steinway St · Q100
Within a walk
8 places
3 playgrounds, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
20th Avenue & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 20 Av/Steinway St, 490 feet away, for the Q100.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 20 Av/Steinway St Q100
    490 feet
    Q100

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 20th Avenue and 42nd Street.

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 20 Ave & 42 St 21 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

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 January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Teeny Tiny Toes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Woodtree Playground
    870 feet
  2. Paul Raimonda Playground
    1,130 feet
  3. Steinway Playground
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 49 Ambulance station
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places 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:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 42nd 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.