Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway & 21st Street

Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway and 21st Street meet at a five-way junction in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queensbridge Park is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Court Sq-23 St, is about five minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and nine places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2022, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Court Sq-23 St
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · 7, E, F, G
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
21 St/Queens Plaza South · B62, Q103
Within a walk
4 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway & 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Court Sq-23 St, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G
    1,240 feet
    7 E F G

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St-Queensbridge M
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. Queensboro Plaza 7, N, W
    0.3 miles
    7 N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Temple Quad Reliefs” (1992) by Frank Olt and “Stream” (2001) by Elizabeth Murray at the Court Sq-23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/Queens Plaza South, 430 feet away, for the B62 and Q103.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/Queens Plaza South B62, Q103
    430 feet
    B62 Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 21 St & 43 Ave 27 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 540 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4202 21st Street Gas station
    470 feet
  2. 25-42 Crescent Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2022.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Information Technology High School
    1,230 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Queensbridge Park
    750 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 12th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Street or Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway.

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