44th Street & Newtown Road

The four-way crossing of 44th Street and Newtown Road is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Steinway Post Office is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
820 feet
Broadway/44 St · Q104
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
44th Street & Newtown Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 46 St M, R
    1,110 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
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/44 St, 820 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/44 St Q104
    820 feet
    Q104

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 44th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Newton Rd & 44 St 19 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-02 31st Avenue Gas station
    1,100 feet
  2. 31-30 Steinway Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11103
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Silver Lining' silver linden and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 44th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 44th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Newtown Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Newtown Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 010 Horace Greeley School
    740 feet
  2. P.S. 070 School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Heights Playground
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Steinway Post Office
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,100 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and nine 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 44th Street or Newtown Road.

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.