Grand Central Parkway & 81st Street
Grand Central Parkway and 81st Street meet at a three-way junction in Jackson Heights, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Laguardia Landing Lights is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/82 St, is 310 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. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/82 St, 310 feet away, for the M60 SBS and Q47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/82 St M60 SBS, Q47310 feetM60 SBS Q47
Next buses at this stop
- M60 SBS …
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 23 Ave & 83 St 19 docks in all470 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.
- 82-06 Astoria Boulevard Gas station890 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1,080 feet
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11370
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jackson Heights
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 81st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 81st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 4 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 Park40 feet
- Planeview Park990 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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 & 23rd Avenue 200 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 80th Street 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Street 400 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Astoria Boulevard North 410 feet
- 80th Street & Astoria Boulevard at Astoria Boulevard North 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Street at Ditmars Boulevard 530 feet
- Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway 540 feet
- 81st Street & 24th Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Grand Central Parkway.