Ditmars Boulevard & 29th Avenue
Ditmars Boulevard and 29th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/29 Av, is 40 feet away for the Q23, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/29 Av, 40 feet away, for the Q23.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/29 Av Q2340 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Butler St & 27 Ave 18 docks in all950 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 101-08 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 29th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 29th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 29th Avenue & Butler Street 270 feet
- 29th Avenue & Curtis Street 520 feet
- 31st Avenue & Ditmars Boulevard 630 feet
- Ditmars Boulevard & 27th Avenue 710 feet
- 29th Avenue & Ericsson Street 770 feet
- 31st Avenue & Butler Street 790 feet
- 31st Avenue & Buell Street 930 feet
- 27th Avenue & Butler Street 970 feet
See every intersection along 29th Avenue or Ditmars Boulevard.