23rd Avenue & 86th Street
The three-way junction of 23rd Avenue and 86th Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Planeview Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/87 St, is 320 feet away for the M60 SBS and Q47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/87 St, 320 feet away, for the M60 SBS and Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/87 St M60 SBS, Q47 · Shelter320 feetM60 SBS Q47
Next buses at this stop
- M60 SBS …
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 23 Ave & 83 St 19 docks in all890 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-05 Astoria Boulevard Gas station1,260 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 18 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 78 signs on these blocks
- 18 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 86th Street (south side).
East side of 23rd Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 23rd Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of 86th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 86th Street
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304952, 307917, 308592 and 320508.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Vaughn College610 feet
- Grace Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Planeview Park50 feet
- Laguardia Landing Lights Park840 feet
Houses of worship
- Korean Church of Queens House of worship1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet 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:
- 86th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 170 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 87th Street 260 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 85th Street 260 feet
- 23rd Avenue & Planeview Park Path 310 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 88th Street 520 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 89th Street 780 feet
- 85th Street & 24th Avenue 930 feet
- 87th Street & 24th Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 86th Street.