45th Street & Newtown Road

The four-way crossing of 45th Street and Newtown Road is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Corporal Frank F. Fagan Sq. is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Broadway/44 St · Q104
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
45th Street & Newtown Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 46 St M, R
    800 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, 870 feet away, for the Q104.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 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
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-02 31st Avenue Gas station
    790 feet
  2. 31-30 Steinway Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 45-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2023 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 45th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 45th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Newtown Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Newtown Road

  • No parking 2 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

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 010 Horace Greeley School
    650 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Heights Playground
    900 feet
  2. Corporal Frank F. Fagan Sq. Park
    1,050 feet
  3. The Community Pride - Woodside Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Woodside Houses Park
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Steinway Post Office
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.4 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 45th Street or Newtown Road.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.