Ditmars Boulevard & 46th Street

Ditmars Boulevard and 46th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Francis of Assisi Church is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/45 St, is 260 feet away for the Q69, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Ditmars Boulevard & 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/45 St, 260 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ditmars Blvd/45 St Q69
    260 feet
    Q69

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ditmars Blvd & 43 St 27 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 46-06 Ditmars Boulevard Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 46th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 46th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Ditmars Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Ditmars Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 424379 and 426234.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academ School
    760 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Assisi Church House of worship
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket
    880 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    510 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.