44th Avenue & 22nd Street

The three-way junction of 44th Avenue and 22nd Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Murray Playground is 1,220 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 ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
21 St/44 Dr · B62, Q103
Within a walk
10 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 listed historic place and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
44th Avenue & 22nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 840 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
    840 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
    0.4 miles
    7 N W
  2. 21 St G
    0.4 miles
    G

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 21 St/44 Dr, 850 feet away, for the B62 and Q103.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/44 Dr B62, Q103 · Shelter
    850 feet
    B62 Q103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 25-42 Crescent Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,280 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

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

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 2010 and 2022.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 22nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 22nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of 44th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 28 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1870 and 1881.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Information Technology High School
    730 feet
  3. Bright Start Center Court Square Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Murray Playground
    1,220 feet
  2. Rafferty Triangle
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,050 feet
  2. Public space at Citicorp at Court Square Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 45th Road - Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 22nd Street or 44th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.