30th Avenue & 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and 45th Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Grand Post Office is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1929, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
30 Av/44 St · Q18
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 46 St M, R
    0.4 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, 270 feet away, for the Q18.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 47 St 21 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 40-08 30th Avenue Gas station
    1,200 feet
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 45-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1929.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and July 2026, 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
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 30th Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414600, 416051, 418447 and 418974.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Creche Les Etoiles Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Les Petites Etoiles Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  3. St Joseph Catholic Academy School
    540 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 070 School
    1,070 feet
  2. I.S. 010 Horace Greeley School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Heights Playground
    320 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Post Office
    110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 30th Avenue or 45th Street.

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.