32nd Street & Newtown Avenue

The three-way junction of 32nd Street and Newtown Avenue is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Socrates” is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 76 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1939, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
440 feet · 2 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
30 Av/31 St · Q18
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
32nd Street & Newtown Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    440 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W
  2. Broadway N, W
    0.5 miles
    N 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/31 St, 410 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/31 St Q18 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    410 feet
    Q18
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 97 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Newtown Ave 37 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1939.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Newtown Avenue (north side).

East side of 32nd Street

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

West side of 32nd Street

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

South side of Newtown Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 421988, 422230, 424462, 424463 and 426603.

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. Sophocles Statue by Chris Vilardi, 2015
    630 feet
  2. Doric Columns Columns by Anthony Frudakis, 1996
    640 feet
  3. Socrates Statue by Anthony Frudakis, 1993
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bright and Busy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    340 feet
  2. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    690 feet
  3. Academy for New Americans School
    1,060 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 234 School
    1,060 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    1,140 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    1,140 feet
  4. Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Taiwan Union Christian Church House of worship
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    610 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 20 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 32nd Street or Newtown Avenue.

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