36th Avenue & 36th Street

The four-way crossing of 36th Avenue and 36th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
35 Av/35 St · Q66
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 1 listed historic place and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 St M, R
    1,060 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. 36 Av N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W
  2. Steinway St M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 35 Av/35 St, 960 feet away, for the Q66.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 35 Av/35 St Q66
    960 feet
    Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 35 Ave & 37 St 23 docks in all
    920 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
    900 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1929.

Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 36th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 36th Avenue

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

East side of 36th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 36th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414703 and 425413.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 museum
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Miami Ad School New York Trade or language school
    150 feet
  2. Baccalaureate School for Global Education School
    380 feet
  3. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School
    660 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our World Neighborhood Charter School
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Moving Image Museum
    830 feet
  2. Paramount Studios Complex Listed historic place
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arrow Field House Recreation center
    470 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 11 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 36th Avenue or 36th Street.

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.