29th Street & Hoyt Avenue South

The four-way crossing of 29th Street and Hoyt Avenue South is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Christopher Columbus” is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about two minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
400 feet · 2 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Hoyt Av South/31 St · M60 SBS
Within a walk
10 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    400 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 South/31 St, 440 feet away, for the M60 SBS.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av South/31 St M60 SBS · Shelter
    440 feet
    M60 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M60 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Hoyt Avenue South.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Astoria Blvd 31 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    600 feet
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 29th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 29th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Hoyt Avenue South

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 414274.

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
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    690 feet
  3. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Square
    440 feet
  2. Hoyt Playground
    630 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    840 feet
Show all 4
  1. Triborough Bridge Playground D Park
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and seven 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 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 29th Street, Grand Central Parkway or Hoyt Avenue South.

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.