21st Avenue & 23rd Street
The four-way crossing of 21st Avenue and 23rd 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. P.S. 122 Mamie Fay is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/21 Av, is 420 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 schools, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 21 St/21 Av, 420 feet away, for the Q100.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/21 Av Q100420 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 21 St & 21 Ave 21 docks in all450 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 station0.5 miles
- 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1931 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and December 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of 23rd Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 23rd Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Kid Krazy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K100 feet
- P.S. 122 Mamie Fay School940 feet
- St John's Prep School1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Lincoln Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and five 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:
- 21st Avenue & 24th Street 260 feet
- 21st Street & 21st Avenue 380 feet
- 23rd Street & 21st Road 420 feet
- 21st Avenue & Crescent Street 520 feet
- 21st Avenue & 20th Street 650 feet
- 21st Avenue & 26th Street 780 feet
- 21st Street & 21st Road 790 feet
- 21st Avenue & 19th Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or 23rd Street.