21st Street & 45th Road

The four-way crossing of 21st Street and 45th Road is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Murray Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, two of them listed historic places, and 34 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
21 St/45 Rd · B32
Within a walk
14 places
2 listed historic places, 2 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
21st Street & 45th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    540 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
    770 feet
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.3 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/45 Rd, 100 feet away, for the B32.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/45 Rd B32
    100 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 45 Ave & 21 St 21 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    660 feet
  2. 22-44 Jackson Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,100 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
  • Turn calming, September 2023

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 380 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 126 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

East side of 21st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM

West side of 21st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM

North side of 45th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 45th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

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

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Center Court Square Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  2. Gersh Academy-Aym School
    1,050 feet
  3. Information Technology High School
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Murray Playground
    50 feet
  2. Short Triangle
    710 feet
  3. McKenna Triangle
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 46th Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    700 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Christ House of worship
    80 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    900 feet
  3. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Street or 45th Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.