29th Street & 30th Drive

The four-way crossing of 29th Street and 30th Drive is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 234 is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
1,070 feet
30 Av/31 St · Q18
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
29th Street & 30th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    1,200 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. Broadway 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/31 St, 1,070 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/31 St Q18 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    1,070 feet
    Q18
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & 30 St 21 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. 31-02 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
    0.9 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 November 2025.

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 29th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 29th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of 30th Drive

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 30th Drive

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Athens Square Park.

  1. Athena Statue by Spiro Goggakis, 1998
    770 feet
  2. Aristotle Statue by George V. Tsaras, 2008
    790 feet
  3. Sophocles Statue by Chris Vilardi, 2015
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Hellenic Orthodox Community Saint Demetrios School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. St Demetrios Greek American School
    380 feet
  3. Academy for New Americans School
    550 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 234 School
    550 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    920 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    920 feet
  4. Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    740 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Ukrainian Church House of worship
    560 feet
  2. Taiwan Union Christian Church House of worship
    600 feet
  3. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and five 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 29th Street or 30th Drive.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.