20th Avenue & Crescent Street
The three-way junction of 20th Avenue and Crescent Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 20 Av/31 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q100, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1949, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 20 Av/31 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q100.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 20 Av/31 St Q1000.3 milesQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 20th Avenue and Crescent Street.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 20 Ave & 21 St 19 docks in all870 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 42 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and May 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Crescent Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Crescent Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Lincoln Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 20th Avenue & 26th Street 260 feet
- 20th Avenue & 24th Street 260 feet
- 20th Avenue & 23rd Street 520 feet
- 20th Avenue & 27th Street 520 feet
- 23rd Street & 19th Avenue 580 feet
- 20th Avenue & 28th Street 780 feet
- 21st Avenue & Crescent Street 880 feet
- 20th Avenue & 21st Street 900 feet
See every intersection along 20th Avenue or Crescent Street.