31st Avenue & 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and 12th Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sohmer & Company Piano Factory stands 490 feet away, built in 1886. The nearest bus stop, Vernon Blvd/31 Av, is 580 feet away for the Q103, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 31st Avenue.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Queensboro Bridge
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Vernon Blvd/31 Av · Q103
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 beach and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/31 Av, 580 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/31 Av Q103
    580 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 31st Avenue.

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & 14 St 19 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street & Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 26-19 2nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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)
Old Astoria-Hallets Point
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 218 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Street

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

West side of 12th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 31st Avenue

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

South side of 31st Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as German Romanesque Revival, and built in 1886.

  1. Sohmer & Company Piano Factory Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 beach
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 public space
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ideal Islamic School
    390 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Health Playground
    430 feet
  2. Socrates Sculpture Park
    590 feet
  3. Halletts Cove Beach
    710 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Costco Public space
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Street or 31st Avenue.

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