21st Street & 44th Drive

The four-way crossing of 21st Street and 44th Drive is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. MoMA PS1 is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about a minute on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them parks, and 32 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 44th Drive.

Safety record
19 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
21 St/44 Dr · Q103
Within a walk
18 places
4 parks, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
21st Street & 44th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    70 feet
    7 E F G

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    1,310 feet
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Temple Quad Reliefs” (1992) by Frank Olt and “Stream” (2001) by Elizabeth Murray at the Court Sq-23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/44 Dr, 40 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/44 Dr Q103
    40 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 44th Drive.

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 44 Dr & 21 St 39 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    1,200 feet
  2. 22-44 Jackson Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 21st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of 21st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM

North side of 44th Drive

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

South side of 44th Drive

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414943 and 415565.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 47 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1871 and 1887.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Center Court Square Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    110 feet
  2. Information Technology High School
    550 feet
  3. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Murray Playground
    330 feet
  2. Rafferty Triangle
    1,090 feet
  3. Short Triangle
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Gordon Triangle
    1,280 feet
  2. McKenna Triangle
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Citicorp at Court Square Public space
    1,150 feet
  2. 46th Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,240 feet
  3. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hunters Point Historic District Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. 45th Road - Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. MoMA PS1 Museum
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Christ House of worship
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City Post Office Listed historic place
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Street or 44th Drive.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.