31st Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and 42nd Street is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sean's Place is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Steinway St/31 Av · Q101
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 46 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. Steinway St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Steinway St/31 Av, 580 feet away, for the Q101.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Steinway St/31 Av Q101
    580 feet
    Q101

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 31st Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & Steinway St 27 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-02 31st Avenue Gas station
    480 feet
  2. 31-30 Steinway Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    800 feet
  3. 34-54 44th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 31st Avenue

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

South side of 31st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 426689 and 427196.

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.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 070 School
    760 feet
  2. Diki Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. I.S. 010 Horace Greeley School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sean's Place Park
    870 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Farm Country Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    520 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 49 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Avenue or 42nd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.