29th Street & Skillman Avenue
The three-way junction of 29th Street and Skillman Avenue is in Sunnyside Yards (South), Queens, and is also named LaGuardia Community College Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 310 feet to the 29th Street Plaza. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 33 St-Rawson St 70.4 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G0.4 miles7 E F G
- Queens Plaza E, F, R0.5 milesE F R
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 33 St-Rawson St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Thomson Av/30 St, 330 feet away, for the Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Thomson Av/30 St Q39330 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Skillman Avenue.
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 29 St & Skillman Ave 27 docks in all100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 46-71 30th Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1,300 feet
- 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside Yards (South)
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
This corner is also named LaGuardia Community College Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 91 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Heritage' river birch.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on LaGuardia Community College Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 12 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Skillman Avenue (both sides).
East side of 29th Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 29th Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Skillman Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Skillman Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412854 and 424422.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 pedestrian plaza
Schools and child care
- Academy of Finance and Enterprise School530 feet
- Bard High School Early College Queens School530 feet
- High School of Applied Communication School530 feet
Show all 5
- Laguardia Community College Early Childhood Learning Center Programs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
- Fiorello H. Laguardia Comm College1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden690 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- 29th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza310 feet
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Skillman Avenue & Thomson Avenue 170 feet
- 30th Street & Thomson Avenue 290 feet
- 28th Street & Skillman Avenue 300 feet
- Thomson Avenue & 30th Place 540 feet
- 27th Street & Skillman Avenue 620 feet
- Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway & Thomson Avenue 640 feet
- 47th Avenue & 29th Street 660 feet
- 47th Avenue & 28th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 29th Street or Skillman Avenue.