Broadway & 23rd Street

Broadway and 23rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Broadway Long Island Post Office is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about six minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Broadway/21 St · Q104
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & 23rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Broadway N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Outlook” (2018) by Diane Carr at the Broadway station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/21 St, 430 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/21 St Q104 · Countdown sign
    430 feet
    Q104
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crescent St & Broadway 19 docks in all
    680 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street & Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    660 feet
  2. 31-99 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 124 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 23rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of 23rd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Broadway

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412326 and 412327.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Queensview Nursery School and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts School
    770 feet
  3. Blue Apple Early Childhood Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. Long Island City High School
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Baptist Church House of worship
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Broadway Long Island Post Office
    210 feet
  2. Older adult center at 23-56 Broadway Older adult center
    670 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    470 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    670 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Street or Broadway.

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