23rd Avenue & 42nd Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 42nd Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens, and is also named Detective Anastasios Tsakos Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ditmars Playground is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about ten minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W0.5 milesN W
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 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 Astoria Blvd/Sound St, 460 feet away, for the Q19.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Astoria Blvd/Sound St Q19460 feetQ19
Next buses at this stop
- Q19 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 23rd Avenue and 42nd Street.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 43 St & 23 Ave 23 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1,230 feet by car along the streets.
- 44-02 Astoria Boulevard South Gas station850 feet
- 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 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
- 61 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Detective Anastasios Tsakos Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Detective Anastasios Tsakos Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and November 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 42nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 42nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 084 Steinway School470 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ditmars Playground470 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 263/Ladder 117 Fire station1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket800 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & Sound Street 40 feet
- 23rd Road & Sound Street 190 feet
- 42nd Street & 23rd Road 190 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 43rd Street 270 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 41st Street 270 feet
- 43rd Street & Astoria Boulevard North 450 feet
- 42nd Street & Astoria Boulevard North 490 feet
- 41st Street & 23rd Road 500 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 42nd Street.