30th Avenue & 23rd Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and 23rd Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Post Office is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
30 Av/21 St · Q18
Within a walk
19 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & 23rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/21 St, 310 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/21 St Q18 · Countdown sign
    310 feet
    Q18
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crescent St & 30 Ave 23 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,320 feet
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 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
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 30th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 30th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414108 and 422044.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    1,050 feet
  3. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    1,090 feet
Show all 7
  1. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  2. Blue Apple Early Childhood Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  3. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    1,310 feet
  4. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Alst Playground
    640 feet
  2. Athens Square Playground
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    600 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    390 feet
  2. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    720 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 262 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 11 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Street or 30th Avenue.

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.