Ditmars Boulevard & 19th Street
Ditmars Boulevard and 19th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. The corner is also named Betty Jean DiBiaso Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 122 Mamie Fay is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/Ditmars Blvd, is 470 feet away for the Q69, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 21 St/Ditmars Blvd, 470 feet away, for the Q69.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/Ditmars Blvd Q69 · Shelter470 feetQ69
Next buses at this stop
- Q69 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Ditmars Boulevard.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Ditmars Blvd & 19 St 27 docks in all140 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.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11105
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Betty Jean DiBiaso Way, a co-naming enacted on March 18, 2017 (Local Law 45 of 2017).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 135 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Betty Jean DiBiaso Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 45 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 19th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 19th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 17 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 122 Mamie Fay School770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Astoria Park60 feet
- Ralph Demarco Park730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 19th Street & 22nd Road 260 feet
- 19th Street & 21st Drive 270 feet
- 21st Street & Ditmars Boulevard 430 feet
- 19th Street & 21st Road 560 feet
- 19th Street & 22nd Drive 580 feet
- Shore Boulevard & Ditmars Boulevard 680 feet
- 21st Street & 22nd Road 690 feet
- 21st Street & 21st Drive 700 feet
See every intersection along 19th Street or Ditmars Boulevard.