30th Street & Thomson Avenue

The three-way junction of 30th Street and Thomson Avenue is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy of Finance and Enterprise is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and 12 places to eat.

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30th Street & Thomson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    0.4 miles
    7 E F G
  2. Queens Plaza E, F, R
    0.4 miles
    E F R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 33 St-Rawson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Thomson Av/30 St, 40 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Thomson Av/30 St Q39
    40 feet
    Q39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 29 St & Skillman Ave 27 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 46-71 30th Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet
  3. 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunnyside
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to five travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Imperial' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 30th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Thomson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of Thomson Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 2PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 420318.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of Finance and Enterprise School
    240 feet
  2. Bard High School Early College Queens School
    240 feet
  3. High School of Applied Communication School
    240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Laguardia Community College Early Childhood Learning Center Programs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. Fiorello H. Laguardia Comm College
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden
    740 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 29th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    600 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, homes within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.