31st Avenue & 72nd Street
The three-way junction of 31st Avenue and 72nd Street is in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 242 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Monsignor McClancy Memorial HS is 130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 St/31 Av, is 290 feet away for the Q47, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 St/31 Av, 290 feet away, for the Q47.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 St/31 Av Q47 · Shelter290 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 31st Avenue.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 72 St & 31 Ave 21 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 32nd Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 31-02 68th Street Gas station1,220 feet
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 242 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,562nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 106 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11370
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 25
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jackson Heights
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2022 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 31st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 72nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 72nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Monsignor McClancy Memorial HS School130 feet
- A Child's Place Too Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
Supermarkets
- Farm Country Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy960 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Jackson Heights Shopping Center Shopping center840 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- 31st Avenue & 71st Street 260 feet
- 31st Avenue & 73rd Street 260 feet
- 31st Avenue & 70th Street 520 feet
- 31st Avenue & 74th Street 520 feet
- 30th Avenue & 72nd Street 730 feet
- 31st Avenue & 75th Street 780 feet
- 31st Avenue & 69th Street 800 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 71st Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 31st Avenue or 72nd Street.