23rd Avenue & 99th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 99th Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Overlook Park is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/102 St, is 990 feet away for the Q23 and Q90, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/102 St, 990 feet away, for the Q23 and Q90.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/102 St Q23, Q90990 feetQ23 Q90
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
- Q90 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 97 St & 23 Ave 19 docks in all540 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Ditmars Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 101-08 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 99th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 99th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- District 30 Pre-K Center at 96-10 23rd Avenue Pre-K center720 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Overlook Park Nature area580 feet
- Helen Marshall Playground900 feet
Health care
- Elmhurst Care Center Nursing home or hospice520 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
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
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- 23rd Avenue & 98th Street 260 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 100th Street 290 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 97th Street 510 feet
- 23rd Avenue & Ditmars Boulevard Square 660 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 96th Street 760 feet
- 99th Street & 24th Avenue 760 feet
- Ditmars Boulevard & Ditmars Boulevard Square 870 feet
- Ditmars Boulevard & 100th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 99th Street.