Hoyt Avenue South & 26th Street

Hoyt Avenue South and 26th Street meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Triborough Bridge Playground E is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about five minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them parks, and 16 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Hoyt Av/Crescent St · Q19
Within a walk
16 places
6 parks, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hoyt Avenue South & 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    1,180 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. 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 Hoyt Av/Crescent St, 540 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av/Crescent St Q19
    540 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Hoyt Avenue South.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 24 Ave & 26 St 19 docks in all
    1,000 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and October 2016, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 26th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 26th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Hoyt Avenue South

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 parks
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    330 feet
  2. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    430 feet
  3. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
Show all 6
  1. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  3. Academy of the City Middle School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    60 feet
  2. Triborough Bridge Playground D Park
    320 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground C Park
    590 feet
Show all 8
  1. Triborough Bridge Playground B Playground
    830 feet
  2. Chappetto Square Park
    1,020 feet
  3. Hoyt Playground
    1,040 feet
  4. Astoria Park
    1,210 feet
  5. Columbus Square
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 26th Street or Hoyt Avenue South.

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