38th Street & 36th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 38th Street and 36th Avenue 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. Baccalaureate School for Global Education is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about five 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 34 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
Steinway St/Northern Blvd · Q101
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 1 museum and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
38th Street & 36th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 St M, R
    1,240 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. Steinway St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R
  2. 36 Av N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/Northern Blvd, 640 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/Northern Blvd Q101
    640 feet
    Q101

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 38 St & Northern Blvd 23 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

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

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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 36th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 36th Avenue

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

East side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 420536 and 422267.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 1 museum
  • 1 playground
  • 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
    630 feet
  2. Baccalaureate School for Global Education School
    900 feet
  3. Our World Neighborhood Charter School
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Thirty Five XXXV Playground
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Moving Image Museum
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arrow Field House Recreation center
    990 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and five 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 36th Avenue or 38th 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.