31st Avenue & 97th Street

The five-way junction of 31st Avenue and 97th Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. East Elmhurst Community School is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 94 St/31 Av, is 790 feet away for the Q72, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
94 St/31 Av · Q72
Within a walk
13 places
7 religious buildings, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 94 St/31 Av, 790 feet away, for the Q72.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 94 St/31 Av Q72
    790 feet
    Q72

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 31st Avenue and 97th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 96 St 21 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 94th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 101-08 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    1,260 feet
  2. 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11369
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Elmhurst
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 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 1925 and 1935.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

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

North side of 30th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 30th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 97th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 97th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. East Elmhurst Community School
    430 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Trolley Car Triangle
    560 feet
  2. Veterans Plaza
    1,160 feet
  3. Private William Gray Playground
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Elmhurst Library
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Gabriels Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Alpha Missionary Baptist Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 98-19 Astoria Boulevard Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    920 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 30th Avenue, 31st Avenue or 97th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.