Ditmars Boulevard & 32nd Street

Ditmars Boulevard and 32nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Steinway Library is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 80 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
710 feet · 3 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Ditmars Blvd/31 St · Q69
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ditmars Boulevard & 32nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    710 feet
    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/31 St, 20 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ditmars Blvd/31 St Q69 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    20 feet
    Q69
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Ditmars Blvd 24 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Ditmars Boulevard (south side).

East side of 32nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 32nd Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Ditmars Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415539, 422227 and 428802.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Happy Bees Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet
  2. Immaculate Conception Catholic Acad School
    670 feet
  3. Queens Lutheran School
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Steinway Library
    500 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Catherine & St George Church House of worship
    380 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woolsey Post Station Post office
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 49/Engine 312 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    120 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    720 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    150 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    360 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 80 places to eat and 17 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 32nd 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.