Vernon Boulevard & 30th Road

Vernon Boulevard and 30th Road meet at a three-way junction in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Ferry Landing is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Vernon Blvd/31 Av, is 570 feet away for the Q103, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Vernon Boulevard.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Queensboro Bridge
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Vernon Blvd/31 Av · Q103
Within a walk
7 places
1 beach, 1 community center and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vernon Boulevard & 30th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/31 Av, 570 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/31 Av Q103
    570 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Vernon Boulevard.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vernon Blvd & 31 Ave 23 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street & Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
10 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 178 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 30th Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 30th Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as German Romanesque Revival, and built in 1886.

  1. Sohmer & Company Piano Factory Designated landmark
    770 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 beach
  • 1 community center
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hallets Cove Playground
    180 feet
  2. Socrates Sculpture Park
    520 feet
  3. Halletts Cove Beach
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Two Coves Community Garden
    750 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Astoria Community Center
    1,270 feet
  2. Older adult center at 4-05 Astoria Boulevard Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Astoria Ferry Landing
    450 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 30th Road or Vernon Boulevard.

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