43rd Avenue & 23rd Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 23rd Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Information Technology High School is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about three minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
870 feet · 3 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
23 St/Queens Plaza South · Q66, Q69
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 listed historic place and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 23rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    870 feet
    7 E F G

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Queensboro Plaza 7, N, W
    0.3 miles
    7 N W
  2. Queens Plaza E, F, R
    0.4 miles
    E F R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Temple Quad Reliefs” (1992) by Frank Olt and “Stream” (2001) by Elizabeth Murray at the Court Sq-23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 23 St/Queens Plaza South, 690 feet away, for the Q66 and Q69.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St/Queens Plaza South Q66, Q69
    690 feet
    Q66 Q69

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q66 …
  2. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 23rd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 21 St & 43 Ave 27 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1,230 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 25-42 Crescent Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    660 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,800 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 2015 and 2022.

Since 2014 at least 232 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 11:30AM-1 M
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 43rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 43rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413061 and 425529.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Captain Malcolm A. Rafferty Square.

  1. Capt. Malcolm A. Rafferty Stele, 1937
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  2. Information Technology High School
    1,090 feet
  3. District 30 Pre-K Center at 27-35 Jackson Avenue Pre-K center
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rafferty Triangle
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 45th Road - Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Street or 43rd Avenue.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.