23rd Street & 30th Drive

The four-way crossing of 23rd Street and 30th Drive is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Astoria Methodist Church is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
21 St/31 Av · Q69
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
23rd Street & 30th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/31 Av, 870 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/31 Av Q69 · Shelter
    870 feet
    Q69
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 23 St & 31 Ave 19 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 176 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Heritage oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 23rd Street

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

North side of 30th Drive

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 30th Drive

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 post offices
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Blue Apple Early Childhood Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    520 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  3. Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts School
    1,060 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Astoria Baptist Church House of worship
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    490 feet
  2. Astoria Post Office
    740 feet
  3. Broadway Long Island Post Office
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 262 Fire station
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Street or 30th Drive.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.