21st Avenue & 20th Street
The three-way junction of 21st Avenue and 20th Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ralph Demarco Park is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/21 Av, is 280 feet away for the Q100, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 21 St/21 Av, 280 feet away, for the Q100.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/21 Av Q100 · Shelter · Countdown sign280 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 21 St & 21 Ave 21 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,700 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 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 20th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 20th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Kid Krazy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K480 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ralph Demarco Park710 feet
- Astoria Park1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 21st Avenue & 19th Street 160 feet
- 21st Street & 21st Avenue 270 feet
- 19th Street & 21st Road 510 feet
- 21st Avenue & 23rd Street 650 feet
- Shore Boulevard & 21st Avenue 680 feet
- 21st Street & 21st Road 690 feet
- 19th Street & 21st Drive 800 feet
- 20th Avenue & 20th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 20th Street or 21st Avenue.