21st Street & 46th Road

The four-way crossing of 21st Street and 46th Road is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. MoMA PS1 is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 21 St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2015 and 2017, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
21 St
250 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
21 St/Jackson Av · Q67
Within a walk
13 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
21st Street & 46th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 21 St, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St G
    250 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Court Square
1 line
  1. G …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    980 feet
    7 E F G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    1,240 feet
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/Jackson Av, 280 feet away, for the Q67.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/Jackson Av Q67
    280 feet
    Q67

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 10 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jackson Ave & 46 Rd 27 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 22-44 Jackson Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    670 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2015 and 2017.

Since 2014 at least 374 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 21st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM

West side of 21st Street

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

North side of 46th Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of 46th Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 423736 and 425510.

Landmarks and historic districts

Fourteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1871 and 1887.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 museum
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Gersh Academy-Aym School
    530 feet
  2. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  3. Bright Start Center Court Square Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Murray Playground
    570 feet
  2. Short Triangle
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 46th Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    550 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. MoMA PS1 Museum
    140 feet
  2. Hunters Point Historic District Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  3. 45th Road - Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Christ House of worship
    470 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    950 feet
  3. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Street or 46th 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.