27th Avenue & 1st Street
The three-way junction of 27th Avenue and 1st Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Astoria development. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hallets Cove Playground is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 1 St/27 Av, is 50 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, 50 feet away, for the Q18, Q19 and Q103.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 1 St/27 Av Q18, Q19, Q10350 feetQ18 Q19 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
- Q19 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 1st Street and 27th Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 27 Ave & 3 St 19 docks in all630 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 four 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 July 2024.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Astoria development.
Since 2014 at least 322 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 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 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 1st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 27th Avenue
- Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 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 playground
Schools and child care
- Alphabet City Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hallets Cove Playground490 feet
- Whitey Ford Field610 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 27th Avenue & 2nd Street 260 feet
- 27th Avenue & 3rd Street 560 feet
- 26th Avenue & 1st Street 570 feet
- 26th Avenue & 2nd Street 830 feet
- 27th Avenue & 4th Street 830 feet
- 26th Avenue & 3rd Street 1,140 feet
- 27th Avenue & 8th Street 1,300 feet
- 26th Avenue & 4th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 1st Street or 27th Avenue.