Astoria Boulevard & Main Avenue
Astoria Boulevard and Main Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Reformed Church is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Astoria Blvd/14 St, is 490 feet away for the Q19, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/14 St, 490 feet away, for the Q19.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Astoria Blvd/14 St Q19490 feetQ19
Next buses at this stop
- Q19 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 8 St & Astoria Blvd 19 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,110 feet
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, June 2018
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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Astoria Boulevard
- Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Main Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 171 Peter G. van Alst School740 feet
- Nysarc NYC - Astoria Blue Feather School1,120 feet
- Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Two Coves Community Garden100 feet
- Hallets Cove Playground690 feet
- Van Alst Playground880 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Astoria Library610 feet
Houses of worship
- Astoria Reformed Church House of worship350 feet
- St Georges Episcopal Church Astoria House of worship690 feet
Community centers and public services
- Astoria Community Center1,020 feet
- Older adult center at 4-05 Astoria Boulevard Older adult center1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Astoria Boulevard & 12th Street 180 feet
- 29th Avenue & 12th Street 260 feet
- 30th Avenue & Main Avenue 410 feet
- 28th Avenue & Astoria Boulevard 490 feet
- 29th Avenue & 14th Street 530 feet
- Astoria Boulevard & 8th Street 570 feet
- 30th Avenue & 12th Street 590 feet
- 30th Avenue & 8th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along Astoria Boulevard or Main Avenue.