23rd Avenue & 19th Street

The three-way junction of 23rd Avenue and 19th Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/23 Av, is 480 feet away for the Q69, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
21 St/23 Av · Q69
Within a walk
3 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
23rd Avenue & 19th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/23 Av, 480 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/23 Av Q69 · Shelter
    480 feet
    Q69
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 23rd Avenue.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 21 St & 23 Ave 22 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Enhanced crossing, December 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11105
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

East side of 19th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 23rd Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne. They were built between 1934 and 1936.

  1. Astoria Park Pool and Play Center Bathhouse Designated landmark
    650 feet
  2. Astoria Park Pool and Play Center Comfort Station Designated landmark
    710 feet
  3. Astoria Park Pool and Play Center Filter House Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. High Five Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Park
    40 feet
  2. Charybdis Playground
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 19th Street or 23rd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.