31st Avenue & 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and 34th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Trinity Lutheran Church of Astoria and Long Island City is 720 feet away, and Holy Cross Ukrainian Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 65 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
1,250 feet
Broadway/35 St · Q104
Within a walk
10 places
7 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway N, W
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 miles
    N W
  2. Steinway St M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/35 St, 1,250 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/35 St Q104
    1,250 feet
    Q104

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 31st Avenue.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 13 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & 34 St 23 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 40-08 30th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,300 feet
  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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1927.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and April 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING APRIL–DECEMBER SATURDAY & SUNDAY NOON-8PM

South side of 31st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING APRIL–DECEMBER SATURDAY & SUNDAY NOON-8PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

East side of 34th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Loading only 3 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of 34th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413327, 423487 and 425316.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  2. Urban Dove Team Charter School III School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sean's Place Park
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Lutheran Church of Astoria and Long Island City Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. Taiwan Union Christian Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Holy Cross Ukrainian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Farm Country Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Avenue or 34th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.