Shore Boulevard & 21st Avenue
Shore Boulevard and 21st Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ralph Demarco Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/21 Av, is 960 feet away for the Q100, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 21 St/21 Av, 960 feet away, for the Q100.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 21 St/21 Av Q100 · Shelter · Countdown sign960 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 21 Ave & Shore Blvd 21 docks in all70 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 20th Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11105
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 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 between 1947 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 105 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and April 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Shore Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Kid Krazy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ralph Demarco Park30 feet
- Astoria Park1,010 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Boulevard & 20th Road 280 feet
- Shore Boulevard & 21st Road 380 feet
- 21st Avenue & 19th Street 520 feet
- Shore Boulevard & 21st Drive 680 feet
- 21st Avenue & 20th Street 680 feet
- 19th Street & 21st Road 870 feet
- 20th Avenue & Shore Boulevard 900 feet
- Shore Boulevard & Ditmars Boulevard 950 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or Shore Boulevard.