31st Avenue & 21st Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and 21st Street is in Old Astoria-Hallets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. The Engine 262 firehouse is 260 feet away, and Van Alst Playground is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 21 St/31 Av, is 60 feet away for the Q69. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Queensboro Bridge
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
21 St/31 Av · Q69
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/31 Av, 60 feet away, for the Q69.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/31 Av Q69 · Shelter
    60 feet
    Q69
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q69 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 21st Street, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street & Ed Koch Bridge Upper Roadway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    1,120 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2019

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is 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 162 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 21st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of 21st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 31st Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 418506 and 426141.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 post offices
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Blue Apple Early Childhood Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts School
    590 feet
  3. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Astoria Health Playground
    880 feet
  2. Van Alst Playground
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Baptist Church House of worship
    250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 21-21 30th Drive Older adult center
    800 feet
  2. Astoria Post Office
    920 feet
  3. Broadway Long Island Post Office
    930 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 262 Fire station
    260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Street or 31st Avenue.

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.