23rd Street & Newtown Avenue

The four-way crossing of 23rd Street and Newtown Avenue is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Astoria Blvd/21 St · Q19
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
23rd Street & Newtown Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.4 miles
    N 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 Astoria Blvd/21 St, 340 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/21 St Q19
    340 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Newtown Ave & 23 St 27 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 October 2023.

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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2001 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Newtown Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Newtown Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 421442.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    150 feet
  2. Academy of the City Middle School
    640 feet
  3. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  2. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Alst Playground
    1,110 feet
  2. Triborough Bridge Playground C Park
    1,160 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground B Playground
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    730 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astoria Library
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    80 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 12 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Street or Newtown Avenue.

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.