34th Avenue & 43rd Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 43rd Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Steinway Post Office is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 44 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
35 Av/44 St · Q66
Within a walk
4 places
1 park, 1 playground and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 43rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Steinway St M, R
    760 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
    0.3 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 35 Av/44 St, 670 feet away, for the Q66.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 35 Av/44 St Q66
    670 feet
    Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 34th Avenue and 43rd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 1.1 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
    1,000 feet

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

North side of 34th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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 11:30AM-1PM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

East side of 43rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 43rd Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 417848.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dwyer Square
    1,090 feet
  2. Playground Thirty Five XXXV Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Steinway Post Office
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,100 feet
  2. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 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 43rd 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.