28th Avenue & Crescent Street

The three-way junction of 28th Avenue and Crescent Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy of the City Middle School is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Crescent Street.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
30 Av/Crescent St · Q18
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
28th Avenue & Crescent Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.3 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/Crescent St, 540 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/Crescent St Q18 · Shelter
    540 feet
    Q18
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Crescent Street.

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crescent St & 30 Ave 23 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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 (Central)
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 28th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 28th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Crescent Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of the City Middle School
    620 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    690 feet
  3. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
Show all 6
  1. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  3. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Alst Playground
    1,190 feet
  2. Athens Square Playground
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    160 feet
  2. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    480 feet
  3. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 12 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 28th Avenue or Crescent 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.