29th Avenue & 23rd Street

The four-way crossing of 29th Avenue and 23rd Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
30 Av/21 St · Q18
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
29th Avenue & 23rd 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 …

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/21 St, 580 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/21 St Q18 · Countdown sign
    580 feet
    Q18
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Newtown Ave & 23 St 27 docks in all
    670 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.

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
22 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 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and January 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 29th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 29th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    770 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Academy of the City Middle School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Alst Playground
    490 feet

Health care

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

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    930 feet
  3. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    570 feet
  2. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 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 23rd Street or 29th Avenue.

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.