30th Avenue & 27th Street

The three-way junction of 30th Avenue and 27th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Athens Square is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
960 feet · 4 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
30 Av/27 St · Q18
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & 27th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    960 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. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.5 miles
    N 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/27 St, 60 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/27 St Q18
    60 feet
    Q18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 57 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,120 feet
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
29 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 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 30th Avenue (south side).

East side of 27th Street

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

West side of 27th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 30th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416346, 420001, 425515 and 425730.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Athens Square Park.

  1. Aristotle Statue by George V. Tsaras, 2008
    510 feet
  2. Athena Statue by Spiro Goggakis, 1998
    550 feet
  3. Socrates Statue by Anthony Frudakis, 1993
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    600 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    600 feet
Show all 7
  1. Academy for New Americans School
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 234 School
    750 feet
  3. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
  4. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    440 feet

Health care

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

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    490 feet
  3. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 12 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:

See every intersection along 27th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.