Steinway Street & 23rd Road

Steinway Street and 23rd Road meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Almadinah School QNS is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Steinway St/23 Rd · Q101
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Steinway Street & 23rd Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.4 miles
    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. 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 Steinway St/23 Rd, 30 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/23 Rd Q101
    30 feet
    Q101

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Steinway St & 23 Ave 21 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 44-02 Astoria Boulevard South Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1931.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Steinway Street (west side).

North side of 23rd Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 23rd Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414112 and 419503.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Almadinah School QNS School
    890 feet
  2. P.S. 084 Steinway School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ditmars Playground
    660 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 263/Ladder 117 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 12 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Road or Steinway Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.