30th Avenue & 44th Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and 44th Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Joseph Catholic Academy is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and 36 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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30th Avenue & 44th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 46 St M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/44 St, 50 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/44 St Q18
    50 feet
    Q18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 44th Street.

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 28 Ave & 44 St 19 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2023

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of 30th Avenue

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

South side of 30th Avenue

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

East side of 44th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 44th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414600 and 416051.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Creche Les Etoiles Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  2. Les Petites Etoiles Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  3. St Joseph Catholic Academy School
    280 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 070 School
    800 feet
  2. I.S. 010 Horace Greeley School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Heights Playground
    500 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Joseph RC Church Astoria House of worship
    210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Post Office
    360 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,150 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.