Ditmars Boulevard & 26th Street

Ditmars Boulevard and 26th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Saint Markella Cathedral is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about six minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and 19 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Ditmars Blvd/26 St · Q69
Within a walk
5 places
3 schools and 2 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ditmars Boulevard & 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Idyll” (2019) by Elisabeth Condon at the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/26 St, 40 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ditmars Blvd/26 St Q69
    40 feet
    Q69

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crescent St & Ditmars Blvd 19 docks in all
    300 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. 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

East side of 26th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 26th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Ditmars Boulevard

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

South side of Ditmars Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings

Schools and child care

  1. St John's Prep School
    1,070 feet
  2. P.S. 122 Mamie Fay School
    1,100 feet
  3. Immaculate Conception Catholic Acad School
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Markella Cathedral House of worship
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 26th Street or Ditmars Boulevard.

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