26th Avenue & 2nd Street
The four-way crossing of 26th Avenue and 2nd Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Whitey Ford Field is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 27 Av/2 St, is 580 feet away for the B62, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2016 and 2023, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 27 Av/2 St, 580 feet away, for the B62.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 27 Av/2 St B62580 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 26 Ave & 2 St 23 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.8 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 chargers0.5 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 431 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 2nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 2nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
Schools and child care
- Alphabet City Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Whitey Ford Field50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 26th Avenue & 1st Street 260 feet
- 26th Avenue & 3rd Street 310 feet
- 27th Avenue & 2nd Street 570 feet
- 26th Avenue & 4th Street 570 feet
- 27th Avenue & 1st Street 830 feet
- 27th Avenue & 3rd Street 870 feet
- 27th Avenue & 4th Street 1,140 feet
- 27th Avenue & 8th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 26th Avenue or 2nd Street.