Crescent Street & Astoria Boulevard

Crescent Street and Astoria Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy of the City Middle School is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about six minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 31 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Crescent Street.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Astoria Blvd/Crescent St · Q19
Within a walk
17 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Crescent Street & Astoria Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 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, 70 feet away, for the Q19.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Crescent Street.

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Newtown Ave & 23 St 27 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

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
42 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 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Astoria Boulevard

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

South side of Astoria Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Crescent Street

  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Crescent Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 425240.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of the City Middle School
    120 feet
  2. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  3. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
Show all 8
  1. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    500 feet
  2. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  4. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  5. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triborough Bridge Playground D Park
    790 feet
  2. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    810 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground C Park
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Triborough Bridge Playground B Playground
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    190 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    800 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Astoria Boulevard or Crescent Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.