30th Avenue & 14th Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and 14th Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Van Alst Playground is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 30 Av/14 St, is 60 feet away for the Q18, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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30th Avenue & 14th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/14 St, 60 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/14 St Q18 · Shelter
    60 feet
    Q18
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 21 St 15 docks in all
    440 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 14th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 14th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    330 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Alst Playground
    360 feet
  2. Two Coves Community Garden
    790 feet
  3. Hallets Cove Playground
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Astoria Health Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astoria Library
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Astoria Reformed Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    880 feet
  2. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

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