Long Island Expressway & 23rd Street
Long Island Expressway and 23rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Hunters Point Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. About 60 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hunters Point Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Hunters Point Av 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 21 St G0.4 milesG
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 70.5 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hunters Point Project” (2012) by Tricia Keightley at the Hunters Point Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 49 Av/25 St, 1,000 feet away, for the Q67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 Av/25 St Q67 · Shelter1,000 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Borden Ave & 25 St 27 docks in all1,110 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 21-10 46th Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 5-19 Borden Avenue Charging for electric cars, 38 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 23rd Street 180 feet
- Borden Avenue & 23rd Street 450 feet
- 50th Avenue & 25th Street 730 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 25th Street 810 feet
- 51st Avenue & 21st Street 850 feet
- 51st Avenue & 25th Street 850 feet
- 49th Avenue & 25th Street 990 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 51st Avenue Footbridge 1,070 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Street or Long Island Expressway.