28th Avenue & Astoria Boulevard

The five-way junction of 28th Avenue and Astoria Boulevard is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Library is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Astoria Blvd/14 St, is 60 feet away for the Q19, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Astoria Blvd/14 St · Q19
Within a walk
14 places
7 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
28th Avenue & Astoria Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/14 St, 60 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/14 St Q19
    60 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 12 St 33 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 50 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 14th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

West side of 14th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 28th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 28th Avenue

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

North side of Astoria Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Astoria Boulevard

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    490 feet
  2. Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Two Coves Community Garden
    590 feet
  2. Van Alst Playground
    630 feet
  3. Hallets Cove Playground
    1,180 feet

Health care

  1. New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astoria Library
    110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship
    330 feet
  2. Astoria Reformed Church House of worship
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Street, 28th Avenue or Astoria Boulevard.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.