231st Street & 131st Avenue

The four-way crossing of 231st Street and 131st Avenue is in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/231 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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231st Street & 131st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/231 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/231 St Q5, Q86, Q87 · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    Q5 Q86 Q87
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q86 …
  3. Q87 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11413
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
31
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Laurelton
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Supermarkets

  1. JCY Merrick Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.