33rd Street & Astoria Boulevard North

The three-way junction of 33rd Street and Astoria Boulevard North is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Christopher Columbus” is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about two minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and ten places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1953, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
22 hurt
41 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
480 feet · 2 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Astoria Blvd/35 St · Q19
Within a walk
6 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 older adult center and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
33rd Street & Astoria Boulevard North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    480 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. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W
  2. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/35 St, 470 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/35 St Q19
    470 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Hoyt Ave N 35 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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 (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1953.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Columbus Square.

  1. Christopher Columbus Statue by Angelo Racioppi, 1941
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoyt Playground
    510 feet
  2. Columbus Square
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 33rd Street or Astoria Boulevard North.

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