Astoria Boulevard & 28th Street

Astoria Boulevard and 28th Street meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy of the City Middle School is 730 feet away, and Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
930 feet · 4 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Astoria Blvd/Crescent St · Q19
Within a walk
20 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Astoria Boulevard & 28th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    930 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/Crescent St, 680 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/Crescent St Q19
    680 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Astoria Blvd 31 docks in all
    810 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. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    660 feet
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Astoria Boulevard (north side).

East side of 28th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 28th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Astoria Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 419146 and 427308.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    570 feet
  3. Academy of the City Middle School
    730 feet
Show all 11
  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  2. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  3. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  4. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  5. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    1,100 feet
  6. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  7. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    1,290 feet
  8. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Square
    870 feet
  2. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    1,050 feet
  3. Hoyt Playground
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Athens Square Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 28th Street or Astoria Boulevard.

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