42nd Street & 20th Road

The four-way crossing of 42nd Street and 20th Road is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. I.S. 141 the Steinway is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Steinway St/21 Av, is 830 feet away for the Q101, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
Steinway St/21 Av · Q101
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 ambulance station and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
42nd Street & 20th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/21 Av, 830 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/21 Av Q101
    830 feet
    Q101

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 42nd Street.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 20 Ave & 42 St 21 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 46-06 Ditmars Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11105
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

North side of 20th Road

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

South side of 20th Road

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

East side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 141 the Steinway School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Steinway Playground
    950 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 49 Ambulance station
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Assisi Church House of worship
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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 20th Road or 42nd 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.