34th Street & 36th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 34th Street and 36th Avenue 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. Arrow Field House is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1929, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 Av
800 feet · 3 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
31 St/36 Av · Q102
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Street & 36th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 Av N, W
    800 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 36 St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R
  2. 39 Av-Dutch Kills N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (2018) by Maureen McQuillan at the 36 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 31 St/36 Av, 790 feet away, for the Q102.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 31 St/36 Av Q102
    790 feet
    Q102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 St & 35 Ave 21 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 32-16 36th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 fast chargers
    380 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
41 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1929.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 34th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 34th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 36th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 36th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 424124 and 426426.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. Baccalaureate School for Global Education School
    260 feet
  2. Miami Ad School New York Trade or language school
    670 feet
  3. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein School
    930 feet
  2. Peoplentech Institute of Infomration Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paramount Studios Complex Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arrow Field House Recreation center
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    890 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 17 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 34th Street or 36th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.