Ditmars Boulevard & Steinway Street

Ditmars Boulevard and Steinway Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ditmars Playground is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 51 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Ditmars Blvd/Steinway St · Q69
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ditmars Boulevard & Steinway Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.4 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/Steinway St, 60 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ditmars Blvd/Steinway St Q69 · Shelter
    60 feet
    Q69
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Steinway St & Ditmars Blvd 21 docks in all
    50 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

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
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 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.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

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

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 parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Ditmars Boulevard

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

East side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Steinway Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414043, 416792 and 426596.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Mushroom House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    240 feet
  2. P.S. 084 Steinway School
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ditmars Playground
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Ditmars Boulevard or Steinway Street.

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.