138th Street & 31st Road
The four-way crossing of 138th Street and 31st Road is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 31 Rd/138 St, is 50 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 two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 31 Rd/138 St, 50 feet away, for the QM2 and QM20.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 31 Rd/138 St QM2, QM20 · Shelter50 feetQM2 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 1,140 feet 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2020
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2020
- Turn calming, July 2024
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,700 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 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 138th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of 31st Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 31st Road
- No parking 6 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 post office
- 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-K430 feet
- P.S. 242 Leonard P. Stavisky Early Childhood School Pre-K570 feet
- Holy Mountain Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K910 feet
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- P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Colden Playground1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Linden Hill Post Office1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 139th Street & 31st Road 330 feet
- 138th Street & 31st Drive 340 feet
- 137th Street & 31st Road 340 feet
- 140th Street & 31st Road 590 feet
- 31st Road & Linden Place 650 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 138th Street 750 feet
- 137th Street & 29th Road 770 feet
- 140th Street & 31st Drive 780 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 31st Road.