Astoria Boulevard & 8th Street

Astoria Boulevard and 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Astoria development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Community Center is 450 feet away, and P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 8 St/Astoria Blvd, is 60 feet away for the B62, Q18 and Q103. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
8 St/Astoria Blvd · B62, Q18, Q103
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 2 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Astoria Boulevard & 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 St/Astoria Blvd, 60 feet away, for the B62, Q18 and Q103.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St/Astoria Blvd B62, Q18, Q103
    60 feet
    B62 Q18 Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q18 …
  3. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 8th Street.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 St & Astoria Blvd 19 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    540 feet
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2021
  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022

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)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Astoria development.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 8th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Astoria Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Astoria Boulevard

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nysarc NYC - Astoria Blue Feather School
    550 feet
  2. Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  3. P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Two Coves Community Garden
    50 feet
  2. Hallets Cove Playground
    200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astoria Library
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Reformed Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Community Center
    450 feet
  2. Older adult center at 4-05 Astoria Boulevard Older adult center
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Astoria Ferry Landing
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five food stores.

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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Street or Astoria Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.