28th Avenue & 37th Street

The four-way crossing of 28th Avenue and 37th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 45 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Steinway St/28 Av · Q101
Within a walk
4 places
3 day care or pre-K sites and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
28th Avenue & 37th 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 eight 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 Steinway St/28 Av, 530 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/28 Av Q101 · Shelter
    530 feet
    Q101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Steinway St & 28 Ave 25 docks in all
    550 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
66 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 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and October 2018, 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 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of 37th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 37th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 424829 and 426294.

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 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Diki Wonderland Childcare Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    200 feet
  2. Bumtterbee Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  3. Diki Discovery Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,190 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 20 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 37th Street.

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.