21st Street & 24th Drive
The four-way crossing of 21st Street and 24th Drive is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Park is 180 feet away, and New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them parks, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Astoria Blvd N, W0.5 milesN W
Next trains at this station
Astoria
2 lines- N …
- W …
Manhattan
2 lines- N …
- W …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 21 St/Astoria Park South, 570 feet away, for the Q19 and Q69.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/Astoria Park South Q19, Q69570 feetQ19 Q69
Next buses at this stop
- Q19 …
- Q69 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 21st Street.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 21 St & Hoyt Ave S 33 docks in all470 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 December 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11102
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 21st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 24th Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 24th Drive
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- High Five Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chappetto Square Park50 feet
- Astoria Park180 feet
- Triborough Bridge Playground B Playground200 feet
Show all 6
- Triborough Bridge Playground C Park580 feet
- Triborough Bridge Playground D Park820 feet
- Triborough Bridge Playground E Park1,080 feet
Health care
- New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 21st Street & Hoyt Avenue North 100 feet
- Triborough Bridge & 21st Street 200 feet
- 21st Street & 24th Road 250 feet
- 23rd Street & 24th Drive 380 feet
- 21st Street & Hoyt Avenue South 490 feet
- 23rd Street & Hoyt Avenue North 500 feet
- 21st Street & 24th Avenue 510 feet
- 19th Street & Hoyt Avenue North 570 feet
See every intersection along 21st Street or 24th Drive.