20th Avenue & Hazen Street

The four-way crossing of 20th Avenue and Hazen 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. Paul Raimonda Playground is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 20 Av/47 St, is 800 feet away for the Q100, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1997, almost all in houses of one or two.

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20th Avenue & Hazen Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 20 Av/47 St, 800 feet away, for the Q100.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 20 Av/47 St Q100 · Shelter
    800 feet
    Q100
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 20th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hazen St & 20 Ave 23 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 77th Street & Astoria Boulevard North, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 76-19 21st Avenue Gas station
    1,160 feet
  2. 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11370
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1997.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 5 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 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Hazen Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Hazen Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 002 Alfred Zimberg School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Paul Raimonda Playground
    590 feet
  2. Carlos R. Lillo Park
    930 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.

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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.