137th Street & 31st Road
The four-way crossing of 137th Street and 31st Road is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 31 Rd/138 St, is 340 feet away for the QM2 and QM20, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 31 Rd/138 St, 340 feet away, for the QM2 and QM20.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 31 Rd/138 St QM2, QM20 · Shelter340 feetQM2 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 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 1957 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 52 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 137th Street
- Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 137th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 31st Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 31st Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ready, Set, Grow! Child Care Center, L.L.C Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K80 feet
- P.S. 242 Leonard P. Stavisky Early Childhood School Pre-K220 feet
- Holy Mountain Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K610 feet
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- P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden School1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket980 feet
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 31st Road & Linden Place 310 feet
- 138th Street & 31st Road 340 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 137th Street 610 feet
- 31st Road & Farrington Street 630 feet
- 139th Street & 31st Road 680 feet
- 138th Street & 31st Drive 690 feet
- 137th Street & 29th Road 740 feet
- 31st Road & Stratton Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or 31st Road.