23rd Street & 36th Avenue

The three-way junction of 23rd Street and 36th Avenue is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Ravenswood development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ravenswood Community Center is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 11 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1941 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
36 Av/24 St · Q102
Within a walk
6 places
1 community center, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 36 Av N, W
    0.3 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 “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (2018) by Maureen McQuillan at the 36 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 36 Av/24 St, 310 feet away, for the Q102.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 Av/24 St Q102
    310 feet
    Q102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 21 St & 36 Ave 19 docks in all
    790 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 36-42 21st Street Gas station
    1,080 feet
  2. 32-16 36th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2013
  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1941 and 1959.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Ravenswood development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 36th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 425299.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. All Childrens Child Care Center of Queens Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. P.S. 112 Dutch Kills School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dutch Kills Playground
    600 feet
  2. Sixteen Oaks Grove Park
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ravenswood Library
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ravenswood Community Center
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

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

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