31st Avenue & Buell Street
The three-way junction of 31st Avenue and Buell Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/31 Av, is 350 feet away for the Q90, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/31 Av, 350 feet away, for the Q90.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/31 Av Q90350 feetQ90
Next buses at this stop
- Q90 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ditmars Blvd & 31 Dr 27 docks in all890 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 107-10 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 109-5 Marina Road Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1965.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 31st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Buell Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Buell Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- A Child's Place Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 31st Avenue & Curtis Street 110 feet
- 31st Avenue & Butler Street 140 feet
- 31st Avenue & Couch Place 250 feet
- 31st Avenue & Ditmars Boulevard 300 feet
- 31st Avenue & Ericsson Street 360 feet
- 31st Drive & Buell Street 620 feet
- 31st Avenue & Astoria Boulevard 630 feet
- 29th Avenue & Curtis Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 31st Avenue or Buell Street.