34th Avenue & 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 12th Street is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Ravenswood development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Barkin, Levin & Company Office Pavilion stands 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 11 St/34 Av, is 360 feet away for the Q104, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and two places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Queensboro Bridge
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
11 St/34 Av · Q104
Within a walk
6 places
2 playgrounds, 1 older adult center and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 11 St/34 Av, 360 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 11 St/34 Av Q104 · Shelter
    360 feet
    Q104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 34th Avenue.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 Ave & 13 St 19 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street & Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 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 December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22 and 26 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1958.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Ravenswood development.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2013 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-11PM ALL DAYS

West side of 12th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 2PM-6AM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-11PM ALL DAYS

North side of 34th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Mid-20th Century Modern, and built between 1957 and 1958.

  1. Barkin, Levin & Company Office Pavilion Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Growing Up Green Middle Charter School
    780 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ravenswood Playground
    570 feet
  2. Rainey Park
    1,070 feet
  3. Rainey Park Playground
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 34-35 12th Street Older adult center
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Street or 34th Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.