23rd Avenue & 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 31st Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Woolsey Post Station is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
260 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
1,040 feet
Ditmars Blvd/31 St · Q69
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
23rd Avenue & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    260 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Idyll” (2019) by Elisabeth Condon at the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/31 St, 1,040 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ditmars Blvd/31 St Q69 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    1,040 feet
    Q69
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 23rd Avenue.

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 23 Ave & 31 St 27 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11105
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1935.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 69 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 13 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 23rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 23rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US MAIL
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 411548, 411549, 412288 and 425227.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone School
    850 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Catherine & St George Church House of worship
    650 feet
  2. Masjid Dar Al Dawah Mosques House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woolsey Post Station Post office
    180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 49/Engine 312 Fire station
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    440 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    960 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 31st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.