34th Avenue & 36th Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 36th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Famous Players-Lasky Studio stands 490 feet away, and Korean Central Church of NY is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and 46 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
Steinway St/34 Av · Q101
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St M, R
    800 feet
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W
  2. 36 Av N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/34 Av, 810 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/34 Av Q101
    810 feet
    Q101

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 34th Avenue and 36th Street.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 35 St & 34 Ave 25 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 34th Avenue

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

South side of 34th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM

East side of 36th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 36th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416006, 416007 and 426557.

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
    490 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 museum

Schools and child care

  1. District 30 Pre-K Center at 3252 37th Street Pre-K center
    680 feet
  2. Our World Neighborhood Charter School
    1,030 feet
  3. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein School
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paramount Studios Complex Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Museum of the Moving Image Museum
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood RC Church House of worship
    840 feet
  2. Korean Central Church of NY House of worship
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    950 feet
  3. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,190 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 34th Avenue or 36th Street.

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