131st Street & Fowler Avenue
The four-way crossing of 131st Street and Fowler Avenue is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Al Oerter Recreation Center is 540 feet away, and Lawrence Playground is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/Fowler Av, is 960 feet away for the Q58, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/Fowler Av, 960 feet away, for the Q58.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/Fowler Av Q58960 feetQ58
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Fowler Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station930 feet
- 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 110 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2017 and 2019.
Trees
NYC Parks records 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 131st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Fowler Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Fowler Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park60 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park1,000 feet
- Lawrence Playground1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Al Oerter Recreation Center540 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- 131st Street & East Road 260 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Fowler Avenue 940 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Fowler Path 1,040 feet
- Fowler Path & Botanical Garden Bridge 1,040 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Avery Avenue 1,080 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Blossom Avenue 1,120 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & East Road 1,220 feet
- Meridian Road & Botanical Garden Bridge 1,220 feet
See every intersection along 131st Street, Fowler Avenue or Fowler Path.