21st Street & 30th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 21st Street and 30th Avenue is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 21st Street, all day.

Safety record
17 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
30 Av/21 St · B62, Q18
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
21st Street & 30th 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 eight 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 30 Av/21 St, 70 feet away, for the B62 and Q18.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/21 St B62, Q18
    70 feet
    B62 Q18

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q18 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 21 St 15 docks in all
    320 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2022
  • Turn calming, October 2024

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

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 31 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
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 21st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 21st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    660 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Alst Playground
    210 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 262 Fire station
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  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 22 places to eat and ten 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 30th 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.