Old Astoria-Hallets Point

Neighborhood · Queens

Old Astoria-Hallets Point sits on the East River in Astoria, around Hallets Point, a promontory that pushes out into the river.

  • 0.40 square miles
  • 18,927 residents, 2020 Census
  • 66 street corners
  • 7 bus routes

The point is named for William Hallett, who received a land grant here in 1652, and development began in 1835, when fur trader Stephen Halsey bought land around the ferry landing; in 1839 he had the village incorporated and named it Astoria for his friend John Jacob Astor. Prosperous New Yorkers raised large houses on 27th Avenue and on 12th and 14th Streets, and in 1876 Army engineers blew up the reef off the point to make the Hell Gate channel safer for shipping.

Sources: Halletts Point FEIS, Chapter 8: Historic and Cultural Resources (NYC Department of City Planning); Astoria, Queens (Wikipedia); Hell Gate (Wikipedia).

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Old Astoria-Hallets Point borders three areas, and 14th Street holds more of its corners than any other street, 12 of 66.

Street map of Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens, outlined among Astoria (Central), Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills and Astoria Park, with Hallets Cove Playground.Astoria ParkAstoria (Central)Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills
  • Old Astoria-Hallets Point
  • A neighboring area
  • Park
  • Another station

Neighborhood areas and streets: NYC Department of City Planning. Parks: NYC Parks. Stations: MTA.

Neighboring areas

Getting around

Buses on seven routes stop in or at the edge of Old Astoria-Hallets Point.

  • 7 local bus routes

Local bus routes

  • B62
  • Q18
  • Q19
  • Q69
  • Q100
  • Q103
  • Q104

Safety record

Between 2021 and 2025, its corners averaged more police-reported crashes than the average Queens corner.

  • 499 police-reported crashes at its corners
  • 7.6 a corner, on average
  • 5.2 the average Queens corner
  • 1 corner with a clean record

Signal or safety changes on City record, at 15 of its corners

Leading pedestrian intervals
11
Accessible pedestrian signals
6
Enhanced crossings
4
Turn calming
1

Camera tickets

In 2025 its corners had more school-zone speed camera tickets than red-light or bus-lane tickets.

  • 0 red-light camera tickets
  • 1,386 school-zone speed camera tickets at two corners
  • 0 bus-lane camera tickets
Most speed tickets
28th Avenue & 21st Street, 832

People and homes

The 2020 Census counted 18,927 residents in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, about 47,300 per square mile.

  • 8,297 homes, 2020 Census
  • 4,908 homes added since April 2010, net, by City Planning's count

Half of its 1,158 residential lots hold buildings from 1930 or earlier, and 68% of them date from before 1940, by the City's tax lot records.

NYCHA development

NYCHA's Astoria development lies wholly or partly within Old Astoria-Hallets Point.

Parks and landmarks

Parkland
9.9 acres of NYC Parks property
The largest pieces
Hallets Cove Playground (5 acres), Whitey Ford Field (2.9 acres) and Van Alst Playground (1 acre)
Designated landmark
The Sohmer & Company Piano Factory

Streets and trees

Trees
1,295 in NYC Parks' records, most often thornless honeylocust, London planetree and Japanese zelkova
Street with the most corners
14th Street, with 12 of the area's 66
Height above sea level
From 5 feet at 26th Avenue & 2nd Street to 52 feet at 27th Avenue & 9th Street
Honorary street names
3 at its corners, enacted by local law

Schools and libraries

The City lists four schools and one library in Old Astoria-Hallets Point.

Public schools
3
Charter or private school
1
Library
Astoria Library

Bike share

By the station list of October 3, 2026, ten bike-share stations stand in Old Astoria-Hallets Point.

  • 10 bike-share stations

Public safety

How complaints are counted

In 2025 the NYPD recorded 147 major felonies at places in Old Astoria-Hallets Point.

Recorded by the NYPD at places in Old Astoria-Hallets Point

  • 160 major felonies in 2024
  • 717 other felonies, misdemeanors and violations in 2025

In 2025, on the streets along the edge of Old Astoria-Hallets Point, the NYPD recorded another 41 major felonies. Counting the streets along its edge, in 2025 the NYPD recorded 9.9 major felonies for every thousand residents the 2020 Census counted in Old Astoria-Hallets Point.

Police precinct
114th
Major felonies recorded at places in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, 2021 to 2025

From January to June 2026 the NYPD recorded 66 major felonies at places in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, against 72 in the same months of 2025.

Sources: the NYPD's Complaint Data Historic, updated April 28, 2026, and Complaint Data Current (Year To Date), updated July 27, 2026, on NYC Open Data. Figures to June 30, 2026.

Street corners

How the figures above are measured: Methodology.