27th Avenue & 18th Street
The four-way crossing of 27th Avenue and 18th 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. Astoria Library is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Astoria Blvd/27 Av, is 350 feet away for the Q19, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/27 Av, 350 feet away, for the Q19.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Astoria Blvd/27 Av Q19350 feetQ19
Next buses at this stop
- Q19 …
Cycling
- 8 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
- Newtown Ave & 23 St 27 docks in all980 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 September 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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 50 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 18th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 18th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School1,090 feet
- P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Astoria Park1,190 feet
- Two Coves Community Garden1,250 feet
- Van Alst Playground1,280 feet
Health care
- New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Astoria Library660 feet
Houses of worship
- St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship370 feet
- Astoria Reformed Church House of worship850 feet
- Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and nine 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 18th Street & 26th Road 130 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & 18th Street 220 feet
- 27th Avenue & 14th Street 470 feet
- 21st Street & 27th Avenue 480 feet
- 26th Avenue & 18th Street 480 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & Newtown Avenue 650 feet
- 28th Avenue & Astoria Boulevard 660 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & 22nd Street 720 feet
See every intersection along 18th Street or 27th Avenue.