27th Avenue & Blackwells Lane
The three-way junction of 27th Avenue and Blackwells Lane is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Library is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 8 St/27 Av, is 360 feet away for the Q18, Q19 and Q103, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 8 St/27 Av, 360 feet away, for the Q18, Q19 and Q103.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 8 St/27 Av Q18, Q19, Q103360 feetQ18 Q19 Q103
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
- Q19 …
- Q103 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 27th Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 27 Ave & 9 St 40 docks in all90 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 October 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
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5370 feet
- Nysarc NYC - Astoria Blue Feather School410 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Two Coves Community Garden1,000 feet
- Hallets Cove Playground1,150 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Shore Towers Public space770 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Astoria Library930 feet
Houses of worship
- Astoria Reformed Church House of worship340 feet
- St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship600 feet
Community centers and public services
- Astoria Community Center1,310 feet
- Older adult center at 4-05 Astoria Boulevard Older adult center1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 27th Avenue & 9th Street 120 feet
- 27th Avenue & 12th Street 230 feet
- 27th Avenue & 8th Street 350 feet
- 27th Avenue & 14th Street 490 feet
- 28th Avenue & 8th Street 720 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & 12th Street 780 feet
- 27th Avenue & 4th Street 820 feet
- 26th Avenue & 12th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along 27th Avenue.