27th Street & Queens Plaza South

The four-way crossing of 27th Street and Queens Plaza South is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Queensboro Plaza, is about a minute on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 77 places to eat. About 5,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2013 and 2022, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Queensboro Plaza
130 feet · 1 min on foot · 7, N, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Queens Plaza South/27 St · Q100
Within a walk
4 places
3 day care or pre-K sites and 1 school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
27th Street & Queens Plaza South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Queensboro Plaza, 130 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queensboro Plaza 7, N, W
    130 feet
    7 N W

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. N …
  3. W …
Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Queens Plaza E, F, R
    700 feet
    E F R
  2. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.3 miles
    7 E F G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Columns” (2000) by Sydney Cash at the Queensboro Plaza station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Plaza South/27 St, 40 feet away, for the Q100.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Plaza South/27 St Q100
    40 feet
    Q100

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Plaza N & Crescent St 44 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 25-21 43rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    830 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,800 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 2013 and 2022.

Since 2014 at least 159 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 27th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of 27th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 7AM-7:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Queens Plaza South

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 425305 and 426035.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at Long Island City Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  2. PlayHouse NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  3. District 30 Pre-K Center at 27-35 Jackson Avenue Pre-K center
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Atlas School
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    510 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Acres Market Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    1,080 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    210 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 77 places to eat and 14 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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 27th Street or Queens Plaza South.

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