28th Street & 40th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 28th Street and 40th Avenue is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy of American Studies is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 39 Av-Dutch Kills, is about five minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
39 Av-Dutch Kills
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
31 St/40 Av · Q108
Within a walk
13 places
7 religious buildings, 4 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
28th Street & 40th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 39 Av-Dutch Kills, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 39 Av-Dutch Kills N, W
    1,260 feet
    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. Queens Plaza E, F, R
    0.3 miles
    E F R
  2. Queensboro Plaza 7, N, W
    0.3 miles
    7 N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hellion Equilibrium” (2018) by Sarah Morris at the 39 Av-Dutch Kills station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 31 St/40 Av, 860 feet away, for the Q108.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 31 St/40 Av Q108
    860 feet
    Q108

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q108 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 28th Street.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 40 Ave & Crescent St 23 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 40-40 Crescent Street Gas station
    1,070 feet
  2. 32-16 36th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 37 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 28th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 28th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 40th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM

South side of 40th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of American Studies School
    160 feet
  2. Growing Up Green Charter School
    310 feet
  3. Atlas School
    510 feet
Show all 5
  1. SCO Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  2. Our World Neighborhood Charter MS School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Windmill Community Garden
    440 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Patricks Church House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Evangel Christian Church House of worship
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Acres Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and nine 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 28th Street or 40th Avenue.

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.