24th Street & 40th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 24th Street and 40th Avenue is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Academy of American Studies is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 21 St-Queensbridge, is about five minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
21 St-Queensbridge
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
1,190 feet
21 St/41 Av · Q96
Within a walk
13 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
24th Street & 40th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 21 St-Queensbridge, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St-Queensbridge M
    1,300 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, 1,190 feet away, for the Q96.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/41 Av Q96
    1,190 feet
    Q96

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q96 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 40 Ave & Crescent St 23 docks in all
    260 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 25-42 Crescent Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 24th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 24th Street

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

North side of 40th Avenue

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

South side of 40th Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of American Studies School
    940 feet
  2. Growing Up Green Charter School
    1,090 feet
  3. Atlas School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Windmill Community Garden
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Evangel Christian Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. St Patricks Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Bosnian Hercegovinian Islamic Center House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. City Acres Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and eight 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 24th Street or 40th 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.