Grand Central Parkway & 35th Street

Grand Central Parkway and 35th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Columbus Square is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Grand Central Parkway & 35th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    960 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W
  2. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/35 St, 190 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/35 St Q19
    190 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 35th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 37 St & 24 Ave 19 docks in all
    860 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

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 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11103
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway

The streets

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

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 1923 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Columbus Square.

  1. Christopher Columbus Statue by Angelo Racioppi, 1941
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Almadinah School QNS School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Square
    870 feet
  2. Hoyt Playground
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and eight food stores.

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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.