Hoyt Avenue South & Grand Central Parkway

Hoyt Avenue South and Grand Central Parkway meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 910 feet to the 114th Precinct. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 14 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Hoyt Avenue South & Grand Central Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    190 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
    0.3 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 Hoyt Av South/31 St, 230 feet away, for the M60 SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av South/31 St M60 SBS · Shelter
    230 feet
    M60 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M60 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Astoria Blvd 31 docks in all
    450 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
    520 feet
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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)

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Hoyt Avenue South (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 414274.

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
    310 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  2. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Square
    230 feet
  2. Hoyt Playground
    420 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and eight 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 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.