34th Avenue & 33rd Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 33rd Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
1,140 feet
35 Av/35 St · Q66
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 listed historic place and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 33rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway N, W
    0.3 miles
    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. Steinway St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R
  2. 36 Av N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Outlook” (2018) by Diane Carr at the Broadway station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 35 Av/35 St, 1,140 feet away, for the Q66.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 35 Av/35 St Q66
    1,140 feet
    Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 34th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 Ave & 31 St 19 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-00 31st Street Gas station
    690 feet
  2. 31-99 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,070 feet
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016

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)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 33rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 33rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 34th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 34th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 420595, 426418 and 426966.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modified Classical, and built between 1919 and 1921.

  1. Famous Players-Lasky Studio Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein School
    660 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paramount Studios Complex Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arrow Field House Recreation center
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 33rd Street or 34th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.