31st Avenue & Crescent Street

The four-way crossing of 31st Avenue and Crescent Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Holy Cross Ukrainian Church is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
16 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
1,040 feet
Broadway/Crescent St · Q104
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Avenue & Crescent Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Broadway N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Outlook” (2018) by Diane Carr at the Broadway station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Crescent St, 1,040 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Crescent St Q104
    1,040 feet
    Q104

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 31st Avenue and Crescent Street.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 Ave & Crescent St 21 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 31-99 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 128 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Crescent Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Crescent Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Blue Apple Early Childhood Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  2. Hellenic Orthodox Community Saint Demetrios School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  3. St Demetrios Greek American School
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Ukrainian Church House of worship
    690 feet
  2. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Astoria Baptist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 23-56 Broadway Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 262 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 31st Avenue or Crescent 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.