Steinway Street & Astoria Boulevard North

Steinway Street and Astoria Boulevard North meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 67 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ditmars Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 66 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Steinway Street & Astoria Boulevard North Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight 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 …

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/Astoria Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q101.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 37 St & 24 Ave 19 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-20 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

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 67 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 50 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 16 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017
  • Turn calming, August 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, 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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1931.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Steinway Street (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Steinway Street (west side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415792 and 419503.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Almadinah School QNS School
    580 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ditmars Playground
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 263/Ladder 117 Fire station
    950 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

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