31st Street & 28th Road

The three-way junction of 31st Street and 28th Road is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Socrates” is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
500 feet · 2 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
30 Av/31 St · Q18
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Street & 28th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    500 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 Blvd N, W
    1,080 feet
    N W
  2. Broadway N, W
    0.5 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 30 Av/31 St, 590 feet away, for the Q18.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 30 Av/31 St Q18 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    590 feet
    Q18
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Newtown Ave 37 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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 (Central)
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and January 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 31st Street (west side).

North side of 28th Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 28th Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 31st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 414987.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Athens Square Park.

  1. Doric Columns Columns by Anthony Frudakis, 1996
    550 feet
  2. Socrates Statue by Anthony Frudakis, 1993
    570 feet
  3. Sophocles Statue by Chris Vilardi, 2015
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  2. Bright and Busy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Academy for New Americans School
    1,180 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 234 School
    1,180 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    1,260 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    750 feet
  2. Columbus Square
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Taiwan Union Christian Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    730 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 20 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 28th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.