31st Street & Astoria Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 31st Street and Astoria Boulevard is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hoyt Playground is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 25 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
130 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Astoria Blvd/31 St · Q19
Within a walk
10 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 1 older adult center and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Street & Astoria Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 130 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    130 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. 30 Av N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W
  2. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.5 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 Astoria Blvd/31 St, 60 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/31 St Q19 · Countdown sign
    60 feet
    Q19
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Astoria Blvd 31 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023

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)

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and October 2022; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Astoria Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414276 and 414987.

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
    170 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  3. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
Show all 5
  1. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  2. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Square
    70 feet
  2. Hoyt Playground
    420 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  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 25 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or Astoria Boulevard.

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