23rd Street & 31st Road

The four-way crossing of 23rd Street and 31st Road is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Broadway Long Island Post Office is 490 feet away, and Astoria Health Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
21 St/31 Rd · Q69
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Broadway N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Outlook” (2018) by Diane Carr at the Broadway station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/31 Rd, 460 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/31 Rd Q69
    460 feet
    Q69

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 23 St & 31 Ave 19 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street & Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    1,260 feet
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 23rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 31st Road

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 31st Road

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Blue Apple Early Childhood Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    180 feet
  2. Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts School
    360 feet
  3. Queensview Nursery School and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Health Playground
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Baptist Church House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Broadway Long Island Post Office
    490 feet
  2. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    1,190 feet
  3. Older adult center at 23-56 Broadway Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 262 Fire station
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.