Northern Boulevard & Steinway Street

Northern Boulevard and Steinway Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,957 red-light and 1,458 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Playground Thirty Five XXXV is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
31 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
810 feet · 3 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Steinway St/Northern Blvd · Q101
Within a walk
1 place
1 playground, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & Steinway Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 St M, R
    810 feet
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Steinway St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R
  2. 39 Av-Dutch Kills N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/Northern Blvd, 100 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/Northern Blvd Q101
    100 feet
    Q101

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 39th Street and Northern Boulevard.

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 38 St & Northern Blvd 23 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 34-54 44th Street Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 31 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, June 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,957 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 94th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 894 more were issued.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Northbound on 39th Street1,386736
Southbound on Steinway Street571158
Total1,957894

In 2025, 1,458 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 562nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 659 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 39th Street

  • No stopping 10 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 39th Street

  • No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • No stopping 19 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416836 and 424448.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Thirty Five XXXV Playground
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 39th Street, Northern Boulevard or Steinway Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.