Steinway Street & 36th Avenue

Steinway Street and 36th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Arrow Field House is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them schools, and 31 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Steinway St/Northern Blvd · Q101
Within a walk
6 places
2 schools, 1 playground and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Steinway Street & 36th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St M, R
    1,300 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. 36 St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R
  2. 36 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/Northern Blvd, 380 feet away, for the Q101.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 32-16 36th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 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 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 36th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 36th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of Steinway Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415525, 416836 and 422269.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Miami Ad School New York Trade or language school
    880 feet
  2. Baccalaureate School for Global Education School
    1,150 feet
  3. Our World Neighborhood Charter School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Thirty Five XXXV Playground
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arrow Field House Recreation center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and seven 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 36th Avenue 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.