27th Street & Hoyt Avenue North

The five-way junction of 27th Street and Hoyt Avenue North is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Triborough Bridge Playground C is 860 feet away, and Chappetto Square is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
870 feet · 3 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Hoyt Av/31 St · Q19
Within a walk
14 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
27th Street & Hoyt Avenue North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    870 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hoyt Av/31 St, 590 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av/31 St Q19
    590 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Hoyt Avenue North and RFK Bridge Queens Pedestrian and Bike Path.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Hoyt Ave N 35 docks in all
    1,000 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 27th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 27th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hoyt Avenue North

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Hoyt Avenue North

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    270 feet
  2. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    370 feet
  3. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
Show all 6
  1. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  3. Academy of the City Middle School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    340 feet
  2. Hoyt Playground
    580 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground D Park
    600 feet
Show all 7
  1. Triborough Bridge Playground C Park
    860 feet
  2. Chappetto Square Park
    1,100 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground B Playground
    1,110 feet
  4. Columbus Square
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 27th Street, Hoyt Avenue North or RFK Bridge Queens Pedestrian and Bike Path.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.