30th Avenue & 12th Street

The five-way junction of 30th Avenue and 12th Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hallets Cove Playground is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 30 Av/12 St, is 70 feet away for the Q18, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
1.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
30 Av/12 St · Q18
Within a walk
15 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/12 St, 70 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/12 St Q18
    70 feet
    Q18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 12 St 33 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,200 feet
  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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Street

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

West side of 12th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 30th Avenue

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

South side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Welling Court

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

North side of Welling Court

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    780 feet
  2. Nysarc NYC - Astoria Blue Feather School
    1,210 feet
  3. Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Two Coves Community Garden
    350 feet
  2. Hallets Cove Playground
    610 feet
  3. Van Alst Playground
    810 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astoria Library
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Reformed Church House of worship
    720 feet
  2. St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Community Center
    1,110 feet
  2. Older adult center at 4-05 Astoria Boulevard Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Astoria Ferry Landing
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Street, 30th Avenue or Welling Court.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.