29th Street & Hoyt Avenue North

The five-way junction of 29th Street and Hoyt Avenue North is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Columbus Square is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. A bus lane runs along Hoyt Avenue North, all day.

Safety record
9 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
350 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Hoyt Av/31 St · Q19
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
29th Street & Hoyt Avenue North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    350 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. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W
  2. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hoyt Av/31 St, 70 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av/31 St Q19
    70 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Hoyt Avenue North carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Hoyt Avenue North.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Hoyt Ave N 35 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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 (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hoyt Avenue North

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Columbus Square.

  1. Christopher Columbus Statue by Angelo Racioppi, 1941
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  2. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  3. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoyt Playground
    60 feet
  2. Columbus Square
    620 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Triborough Bridge Playground D Park
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bohemian Hall and Park Listed historic place
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 29th Street or Hoyt Avenue North.

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