30th Avenue & Crescent Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and Crescent Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Athena” is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Crescent Street.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
30 Av/Crescent St · Q18
Within a walk
19 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & Crescent Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    1,220 feet
    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/Crescent St, 50 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/Crescent St Q18 · Shelter
    50 feet
    Q18
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Crescent Street.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    860 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 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
28 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 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Crescent Street (west side).

North side of 30th Avenue

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

South side of 30th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Crescent Street

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414108, 422044 and 429508.

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
    770 feet
  2. Athena Statue by Spiro Goggakis, 1998
    810 feet
  3. Socrates Statue by Anthony Frudakis, 1993
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 hospital
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    860 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Academy for New Americans School
    1,010 feet
  2. P.S. 234 School
    1,010 feet
  3. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  4. Academy of the City Middle School
    1,150 feet
  5. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    700 feet
  2. Van Alst Playground
    1,090 feet

Health care

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

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    420 feet
  3. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Post Office
    840 feet
  2. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 30th Avenue or Crescent Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.