26th Avenue & 3rd Street
The three-way junction of 26th Avenue and 3rd Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Whitey Ford Field is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 27 Av/2 St, is 780 feet away for the B62, Q18, Q19 and Q103. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2016 and 2023, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 27 Av/2 St, 780 feet away, for the B62, Q18, Q19 and Q103.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 27 Av/2 St B62, Q18, Q19, Q103 · Shelter780 feetB62 Q18 Q19 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
- Q18 …
- Q19 …
- Q103 …
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 all350 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 2,200 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'State Street' Miyabe maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 3rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 3rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
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 public space
Schools and child care
- Alphabet City Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K510 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Whitey Ford Field350 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Shore Towers Public space1,020 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 & 4th Street 270 feet
- 26th Avenue & 2nd Street 310 feet
- 27th Avenue & 3rd Street 570 feet
- 26th Avenue & 1st Street 570 feet
- 27th Avenue & 4th Street 830 feet
- 27th Avenue & 2nd Street 870 feet
- 27th Avenue & 1st Street 1,140 feet
- 27th Avenue & 8th Street 1,310 feet
See every intersection along 26th Avenue or 3rd Street.