28th Avenue & 36th Street

The four-way crossing of 28th Avenue and 36th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 1,310 feet to the 114th Precinct. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 55 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
30 Av/36 St · Q18
Within a walk
6 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
28th Avenue & 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/36 St, 690 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/36 St Q18 · Shelter
    690 feet
    Q18
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 36th Street.

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 28 Ave & 35 St 27 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 40-08 30th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,140 feet
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 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.

  • 6 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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11103
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 28th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 28th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 36th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 36th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 419997 and 424191.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Diki Wonderland Childcare Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    460 feet
  2. Bumtterbee Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  3. Diki Discovery Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    910 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 17 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 28th Avenue or 36th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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 Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.