30th Avenue & 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 30th Avenue and 31st Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Sophocles” is 370 feet away, and the statue “Athena” is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
34 hurt
48 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
30 Av/31 St · Q18
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
30th Avenue & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    70 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W
  2. Broadway N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/31 St, 60 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/31 St Q18 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    60 feet
    Q18
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 92 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Newtown Ave 37 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 34 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 30th Avenue

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

South side of 30th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 417610, 418425, 421986, 421987, 425437 and 425972.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Athens Square Park.

  1. Sophocles Statue by Chris Vilardi, 2015
    370 feet
  2. Athena Statue by Spiro Goggakis, 1998
    400 feet
  3. Doric Columns Columns by Anthony Frudakis, 1996
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bright and Busy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Academy for New Americans School
    650 feet
  3. P.S. 234 School
    650 feet
Show all 8
  1. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    730 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    730 feet
  4. Hellenic Orthodox Community Saint Demetrios School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  5. St Demetrios Greek American School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    330 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Taiwan Union Christian Church House of worship
    680 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    570 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 71 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 30th Avenue or 31st Street.

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