30th Avenue & 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and 38th Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. St Joseph RC Church Astoria is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 83 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
30 Av/Steinway St · Q18
Within a walk
5 places
4 day care or pre-K sites and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 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/Steinway St, 220 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/Steinway St Q18 · Countdown sign
    220 feet
    Q18
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 95 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 41 St 23 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 40-08 30th Avenue Gas station
    490 feet
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    980 feet
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11103
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
Elevation
67 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 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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

South side of 30th Avenue

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

East side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414657, 417369, 424830 and 427218.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Diki Discovery Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    530 feet
  2. Diki Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  3. Diki Wonderland Childcare Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright and Busy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Joseph RC Church Astoria House of worship
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Farm Country Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    250 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 29 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 30th Avenue or 38th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.