21st Street & 29th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 21st Street and 29th Avenue is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Van Alst Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 21st Street, all day. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
21 St/30 Av · Q69, Q100
Within a walk
19 places
8 religious buildings, 2 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
21st Street & 29th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/30 Av, 170 feet away, for the Q69 and Q100.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/30 Av Q69, Q100 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    170 feet
    Q69 Q100
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …
  2. Q100 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 21st Street, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 21 St 15 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 September 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

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)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 41 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 21st Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 21st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of 29th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 29th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    620 feet
  3. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Alst Playground
    60 feet
  2. Two Coves Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,090 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astoria Library
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  2. St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    460 feet
  2. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    840 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 262 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Street or 29th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.