31st Avenue & 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and 38th Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sean's Place is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Steinway St, is about six minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 72 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 31st Avenue.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Steinway St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Steinway St/31 Av · Q101
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & 38th 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 six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  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. 46 St M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/31 Av, 280 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/31 Av Q101 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    280 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.

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & Steinway St 27 docks in all
    330 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. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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 (East)-Woodside (North)
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1960.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 31st Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 31st Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413881, 414655, 417369 and 425650.

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

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Diki Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Urban Dove Team Charter School III School
    620 feet
  3. Diki Discovery Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sean's Place Park
    240 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    330 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 72 places to eat and nine 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 38th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.