23rd Avenue & 36th Street

The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 36th 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. Masjid Dar Al Dawah Mosques is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about five minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 62 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
Steinway St/23 Av · Q101
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
23rd Avenue & 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    1,210 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Idyll” (2019) by Elisabeth Condon at the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/23 Av, 810 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/23 Av Q101 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    810 feet
    Q101
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 23rd Avenue and 36th Street.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 35 St & 23 Ave 28 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 44-02 Astoria Boulevard South Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Gold Rush' dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2013 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 36th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 36th Street

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ditmars Playground
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Masjid Dar Al Dawah Mosques House of worship
    140 feet
  2. St Catherine & St George Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woolsey Post Station Post office
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 49/Engine 312 Fire station
    570 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens 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 62 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 36th Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.