Grand Central Parkway & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West

Grand Central Parkway and Brooklyn Queens Expressway West meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Astoria Blvd/49 St, is 710 feet away for the Q19, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Grand Central Parkway & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/49 St, 710 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/49 St Q19
    710 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 43 St & 23 Ave 23 docks in all
    930 feet

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

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 four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Supermarkets

  1. Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket
    1,070 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYC City Planning, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA, NYC Health and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 3, 2026.