138th Street & 31st Drive
The three-way junction of 138th Street and 31st Drive is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Colden Playground is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 31 Rd/138 St, is 390 feet away for the QM2 and QM20, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 31 Rd/138 St, 390 feet away, for the QM2 and QM20.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 31 Rd/138 St QM2, QM20 · Shelter390 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 31st Drive
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of 31st Drive
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden School690 feet
- Ready, Set, Grow! Child Care Center, L.L.C Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- P.S. 242 Leonard P. Stavisky Early Childhood School Pre-K910 feet
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- Health Force Solutions Trade or language school1,110 feet
- Holy Mountain Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Colden Playground730 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- 138th Street & 31st Road 340 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 138th Street 410 feet
- 140th Street & 31st Drive 440 feet
- 139th Street & 31st Road 670 feet
- 137th Street & 31st Road 690 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 137th Street 730 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 140th Street 740 feet
- 140th Street & 31st Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 31st Drive.