34th Avenue & Steinway Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and Steinway Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground Thirty Five XXXV is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about a minute on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Steinway St/34 Av · Q101
Within a walk
9 places
2 religious buildings, 2 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & Steinway Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Steinway St M, R
    70 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
    0.5 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/34 Av, 60 feet away, for the Q101.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 Ave & 38 St 33 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-00 31st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 34-54 44th Street Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1937.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2025 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 34th Avenue

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

South side of 34th Avenue

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

East side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 11 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412584, 413292 and 425250.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 museum
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    960 feet
  2. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  3. District 30 Pre-K Center at 3252 37th Street Pre-K center
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our World Neighborhood Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Thirty Five XXXV Playground
    720 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Moving Image Museum
    1,210 feet
  2. Broadway Library
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Korean Central Church of NY House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Most Precious Blood RC Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,180 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    170 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    320 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 34th Avenue or Steinway 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.