31st Avenue & Couch Place
The three-way junction of 31st Avenue and Couch Place is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Barclay Triangle is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/31 Av, is 600 feet away for the Q90, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/31 Av, 600 feet away, for the Q90.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/31 Av Q90600 feetQ90
Next buses at this stop
- Q90 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 107 St & 32 Ave 19 docks in all730 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 107-10 Astoria Boulevard Gas station1,190 feet
- 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
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
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1960.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 31st Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Couch Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Couch Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
- A Child's Place Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Barclay Triangle1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five food stores.
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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 31st Avenue & Ericsson Street 110 feet
- 31st Avenue & Curtis Street 140 feet
- 31st Avenue & Buell Street 250 feet
- 31st Avenue & Astoria Boulevard 380 feet
- 31st Avenue & Butler Street 390 feet
- 31st Avenue & Ditmars Boulevard 550 feet
- 108th Street & Astoria Boulevard 730 feet
- 29th Avenue & Ericsson Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 31st Avenue.