31st Street & 24th Road

The three-way junction of 31st Street and 24th Road is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Christopher Columbus” is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 15 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
140 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Hoyt Av/31 St · M60 SBS
Within a walk
9 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 listed historic place and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Street & 24th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 140 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    140 feet
    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. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W
  2. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hoyt Av/31 St, 310 feet away, for the M60 SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M60 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Hoyt Ave N 35 docks in all
    60 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
    730 feet
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 111 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 24th Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 24th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 421404.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Columbus Square.

  1. Christopher Columbus Statue by Angelo Racioppi, 1941
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  2. P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone School
    900 feet
  3. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoyt Playground
    50 feet
  2. Columbus Square
    440 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bohemian Hall and Park Listed historic place
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and nine 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 of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 24th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.