81st Street & 21st Avenue
The three-way junction of 81st Street and 21st Avenue is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 5,622 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Carlos R. Lillo Park is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/Marine Terminal Rd, is 1,120 feet away for the Q33, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/Marine Terminal Rd, 1,120 feet away, for the Q33.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/Marine Terminal Rd Q331,120 feetQ33
Next buses at this stop
- Q33 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 21 Ave & 80 St 19 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway southbound at 78th Street & Astoria Boulevard North, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 76-19 21st Avenue Gas station1,240 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 5,622 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 141st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11370
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 21 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 114 and 115 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 47 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 81st Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 81st Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 81st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Carlos R. Lillo Park1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & 21st Avenue 280 feet
- 79th Street & 21st Avenue 540 feet
- 81st Street & Ditmars Boulevard 740 feet
- 78th Street & 21st Avenue 800 feet
- 19th Avenue & Bowery Bay Boulevard 810 feet
- 80th Street & 19th Drive 890 feet
- 80th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 970 feet
- Ditmars Boulevard & Marine Terminal Road 1,000 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or 81st Street.