21st Street & 44th Road

The four-way crossing of 21st Street and 44th Road is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Information Technology High School is 270 feet away, and Long Island City Post Office is 1,230 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 12 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
280 feet · 1 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
21 St/44 Dr · B62, Q103
Within a walk
12 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 280 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
    280 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
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. 21 St-Queensbridge M
    0.4 miles
    M

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, 240 feet away, for the B62 and Q103.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/44 Dr B62, Q103 · Shelter
    240 feet
    B62 Q103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 44 Dr & 21 St 39 docks in all
    480 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. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 25-42 Crescent Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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 two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 21st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of 21st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

North side of 44th Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of 44th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 museum
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Murray Playground
    610 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hunters Point Historic District Listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. 45th Road - Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  3. MoMA PS1 Museum
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Christ House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City Post Office Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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