81st Street & Ditmars Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and Ditmars Boulevard is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laguardia Landing Lights is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/Marine Terminal Rd, is 380 feet away for the Q33, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/Marine Terminal Rd, 380 feet away, for the Q33.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/Marine Terminal Rd Q33380 feetQ33
Next buses at this stop
- Q33 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ditmars Blvd & 79 St 25 docks in all570 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway southbound at 78th Street & Astoria Boulevard North, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 82-06 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2022
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 81st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 81st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No standing 5 signs 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
- Laguardia Landing Lights Park1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmars Boulevard & Marine Terminal Road 260 feet
- 80th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 270 feet
- 79th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Street at Ditmars Boulevard 720 feet
- 81st Street & 21st Avenue 740 feet
- 78th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 780 feet
- Bowery Bay Boulevard & Runway Drive 820 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Street 860 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Ditmars Boulevard.