31st Avenue & 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and 31st Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy for New Americans is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 53 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 31st Avenue. About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
980 feet · 4 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
Broadway/31 St · Q104
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Broadway N, W
    980 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. 30 Av N, W
    1,060 feet
    N W

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/31 St, 1,050 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/31 St Q104
    1,050 feet
    Q104

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 13 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & 30 St 21 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-00 31st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 31-99 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 31st Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 8 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 9 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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 426238 and 426589.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  2. TLE Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  3. St Demetrios Greek American School
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Hellenic Orthodox Community Saint Demetrios School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. Academy for New Americans School
    1,270 feet
  3. P.S. 234 School
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Ukrainian Church House of worship
    370 feet
  2. Taiwan Union Christian Church House of worship
    480 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 12 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

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

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.