34th Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 42nd Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Broadway Library is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about two minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 42 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
500 feet · 2 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Steinway St/34 Av · Q101
Within a walk
4 places
1 library, 1 playground and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Steinway St M, R
    500 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. 46 St M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/34 Av, 550 feet away, for the Q101.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 Ave & 45 St 23 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 34-54 44th Street Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    1,260 feet

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.

  • 4 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 September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1937.

Since 2014 at least 98 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 34th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 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 TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 34th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

East side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415494 and 425675.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Thirty Five XXXV Playground
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Broadway Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Korean Central Church of NY House of worship
    330 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Steinway Post Office
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    840 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 34th Avenue or 42nd Street.

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