Grand Central Parkway & 23rd Avenue
Grand Central Parkway and 23rd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Planeview Park is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/82 St, is 110 feet away for the M60 SBS and Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/82 St, 110 feet away, for the M60 SBS and Q47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/82 St M60 SBS, Q47110 feetM60 SBS Q47
Next buses at this stop
- M60 SBS …
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 23 Ave & 83 St 19 docks in all260 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 82-06 Astoria Boulevard Gas station820 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1,010 feet
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11370
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 160 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 1935 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 58 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 82nd Street
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 82nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 82nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 82nd Street
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Grand Central Parkway
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laguardia Landing Lights Park50 feet
- Planeview Park780 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Street 200 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 81st Street 200 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Street at Ditmars Boulevard 330 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 80th Street 460 feet
- 82nd Street & Astoria Boulevard 490 feet
- 82nd Street & 24th Avenue 540 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Astoria Boulevard North 610 feet
- 80th Street & Astoria Boulevard at Astoria Boulevard North 720 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue, 82nd Street or Grand Central Parkway.