31st Street & 36th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 31st Street and 36th Avenue is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Arrow Field House is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 Av, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 52 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
16 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 Av
60 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
31 St/36 Av · Q102
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Street & 36th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 Av, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 Av N, W
    60 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. 39 Av-Dutch Kills N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W
  2. 36 St M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (2018) by Maureen McQuillan at the 36 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 31 St/36 Av, 60 feet away, for the Q102.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 31 St/36 Av Q102
    60 feet
    Q102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 36 Ave & 31 St 27 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 31-01 38th Avenue Gas station
    1,190 feet
  2. 32-16 36th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 fast chargers
    480 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22 and 26 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 69 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 36th Avenue (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 36th Avenue (south side).

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 36th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412835, 412836, 415751, 419405 and 426230.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Peoplentech Institute of Infomration Trade or language school
    920 feet
  2. Baccalaureate School for Global Education School
    1,040 feet
  3. Energy Tech High School
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dutch Kills Playground
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arrow Field House Recreation center
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or 36th Avenue.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.