26th Avenue & 1st Street
The four-way crossing of 26th Avenue and 1st Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Whitey Ford Field is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 1 St/27 Av, is 620 feet away for the Q18, Q19 and Q103, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 1 St/27 Av, 620 feet away, for the Q18, Q19 and Q103.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 1 St/27 Av Q18, Q19, Q103620 feetQ18 Q19 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
- Q19 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 1st Street.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 26 Ave & 2 St 23 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station1.1 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 March 2026.
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)
- Old Astoria-Hallets Point
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2016 and 2023.
Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 1st Street
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 1st Street
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Alphabet City Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K460 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Whitey Ford Field40 feet
- Hallets Cove Playground1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The seven nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 26th Avenue & 2nd Street 260 feet
- 27th Avenue & 1st Street 570 feet
- 26th Avenue & 3rd Street 570 feet
- 27th Avenue & 2nd Street 830 feet
- 26th Avenue & 4th Street 840 feet
- 27th Avenue & 3rd Street 1,140 feet
- 27th Avenue & 4th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 1st Street or 26th Avenue.