81st Street & 30th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 81st Street and 30th Avenue is in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Gorman Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 82 St/30 Av, is 260 feet away for the Q33, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and one place to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
82 St/30 Av · Q33
Within a walk
5 places
1 park, 1 playground and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
81st Street & 30th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 82 St/30 Av, 260 feet away, for the Q33.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 82 St/30 Av Q33 · Countdown sign
    260 feet
    Q33
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 81st Street.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 80 St 19 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-06 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11370
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
22 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jackson Heights
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1970.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 81st Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 81st Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Academy School
    590 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gorman Playground
    830 feet
  2. LaGuardia Landing Lights Park
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Trainsmeadow Post Office
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Jackson Heights Shopping Center Shopping center
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 30th Avenue or 81st Street.

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