23rd Street & 40th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 23rd Street and 40th Avenue is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Evangel Christian Church is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 21 St-Queensbridge, is about four minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
21 St-Queensbridge
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
21 St/41 Av · Q96
Within a walk
10 places
7 religious buildings, 1 career or business center and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
23rd Street & 40th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 21 St-Queensbridge, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St-Queensbridge M
    1,050 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. M …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Queensboro Plaza 7, N, W
    0.3 miles
    7 N W
  2. 39 Av-Dutch Kills N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/41 Av, 940 feet away, for the Q96.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/41 Av Q96
    940 feet
    Q96

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q96 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 23rd Street.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 40 Ave & Crescent St 23 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 39-01 21st Street Gas station
    1,190 feet
  2. 25-42 Crescent Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 December 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of 40th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 40th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of American Studies School
    1,200 feet
  2. P.S. 30 Academy of Cultural Excellence Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Evangel Christian Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. St Patricks Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and nine 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Street or 40th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.