33rd Street & Hoyt Avenue South
The four-way crossing of 33rd Street and Hoyt Avenue South is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The statue “Christopher Columbus” is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Hoyt Avenue South, all day.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Astoria Blvd N, W280 feetN W
Next trains at this station
Astoria
2 lines- N …
- W …
Manhattan
2 lines- N …
- W …
Also within a walk
- 30 Av N, W0.3 milesN W
- Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W0.5 milesN 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 Hoyt Av South/31 St, 260 feet away, for the M60 SBS.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hoyt Av South/31 St M60 SBS · Shelter260 feetM60 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- M60 SBS …
Hoyt Avenue South carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 31 St & Astoria Blvd 31 docks in all490 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station980 feet
- 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2016.
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
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1945.
Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hoyt Avenue South
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Columbus Square.
- Christopher Columbus Statue by Angelo Racioppi, 1941190 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
- Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Columbus Square240 feet
- Hoyt Playground510 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center840 feet
Fire and police
- 114th Precinct Police station430 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and eight 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 22 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 33rd Street & Astoria Boulevard South 50 feet
- Astoria Boulevard South & Hoyt Avenue South 80 feet
- 33rd Street & Grand Central Parkway 160 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & Astoria Boulevard South 170 feet
- 33rd Street & 32nd Street 200 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & 32nd Street 280 feet
- 34th Street & Astoria Boulevard South 280 feet
- Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway 290 feet
See every intersection along 33rd Street or Hoyt Avenue South.