30th Avenue & 29th Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and 29th 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. The statue “Aristotle” is 270 feet away, and P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
720 feet · 3 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
30 Av/27 St · Q18
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & 29th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    720 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
    0.4 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, 310 feet away, for the Q18.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 76 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 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
    530 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
    0.3 miles
  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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
32 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1965.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 29th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 29th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of 30th Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 30th Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416345, 416346, 419784 and 420001.

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
    270 feet
  2. Athena Statue by Spiro Goggakis, 1998
    310 feet
  3. Socrates Statue by Anthony Frudakis, 1993
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    350 feet
  2. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    350 feet
  3. Academy for New Americans School
    510 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 234 School
    510 feet
  2. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  3. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  4. St Demetrios Greek American School
    1,120 feet
  5. Hellenic Orthodox Community Saint Demetrios School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  6. Bright and Busy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    200 feet

Health care

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

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 14 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 29th 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.