34th Avenue & 37th Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 37th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Museum of the Moving Image is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Steinway St/34 Av · Q101
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 37th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St M, R
    540 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. 36 St M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R
  2. Broadway N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/34 Av, 540 feet away, for the Q101.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 Ave & 38 St 33 docks in all
    240 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and August 2022; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 34th Avenue

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

South side of 34th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM

East side of 37th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 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 ANYTIME

West side of 37th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 421469 and 424009.

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
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. District 30 Pre-K Center at 3252 37th Street Pre-K center
    660 feet
  2. Our World Neighborhood Charter School
    770 feet
  3. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Thirty Five XXXV Playground
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Moving Image Museum
    690 feet
  2. Paramount Studios Complex Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood RC Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Korean Central Church of NY House of worship
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    690 feet
  3. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    840 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 34th Avenue or 37th 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.