34th Avenue & 44th Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 44th Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Korean Central Church of NY is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 40 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
35 Av/44 St · Q66
Within a walk
3 places
1 park, 1 post office and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 44th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Steinway St M, R
    1,020 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, 910 feet away, for the Q66.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 34th Avenue and 44th Street.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 Ave & 45 St 23 docks in all
    250 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 34-54 44th Street Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    730 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 90 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and September 2026, 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

East side of 44th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 44th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413287, 417848 and 425990.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dwyer Square
    830 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Steinway Post Office
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and seven 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 34th Avenue or 44th 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.