Crescent Street & Newtown Avenue

Crescent Street and Newtown Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church is 240 feet away, and Triborough Bridge Playground D is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 34 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Crescent Street.

Safety record
9 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Astoria Blvd/Crescent St · Q19
Within a walk
21 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Crescent Street & Newtown Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av 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. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/Crescent St, 410 feet away, for the Q19.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Crescent Street.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 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
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 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 12 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
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Crescent Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Crescent Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Newtown Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Newtown Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 hospital
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of the City Middle School
    380 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    450 feet
  3. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
Show all 10
  1. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  2. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
  4. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    1,110 feet
  5. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    1,110 feet
  6. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  7. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    1,100 feet
  2. Triborough Bridge Playground D Park
    1,190 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    920 feet
  2. New York Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    400 feet
  3. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Crescent Street or Newtown Avenue.

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.