31st Street & 23rd Road

The four-way crossing of 31st Street and 23rd Road is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
710 feet · 3 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Hoyt Av/31 St · M60 SBS
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Street & 23rd Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    710 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    1,290 feet
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Idyll” (2019) by Elisabeth Condon at the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hoyt Av/31 St, 0.3 miles away, for the M60 SBS.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av/31 St M60 SBS · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    M60 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M60 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 23 Rd & 31 St 21 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 January 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11105
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 23rd Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 23rd Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 411548 and 423138.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone School
    400 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoyt Playground
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bohemian Hall and Park Listed historic place
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Catherine & St George Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. Masjid Dar Al Dawah Mosques House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woolsey Post Station Post office
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    460 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 23rd Road or 31st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.