31st Avenue & 37th Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and 37th Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 11 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Trinity Lutheran Church of Astoria and Long Island City is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 75 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Steinway St/31 Av · Q101
Within a walk
8 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & 37th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Steinway St, 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. Steinway St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W
  2. 30 Av N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/31 Av, 540 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/31 Av Q101 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    540 feet
    Q101
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & Steinway St 27 docks in all
    590 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. 40-08 30th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    0.8 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 11 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,923rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11103
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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 1940.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and December 2025; 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 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 37th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 37th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413882, 414655, 422201 and 425412.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one street clock.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School III School
    360 feet
  2. Diki Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. Diki Discovery Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sean's Place Park
    500 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Lutheran Church of Astoria and Long Island City Listed historic place
    140 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Farm Country Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 75 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Avenue or 37th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.