31st Street & Newtown Avenue

The four-way crossing of 31st Street and Newtown Avenue is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The columns “Doric Columns” are 420 feet away, and Astoria Center of Israel is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 68 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
300 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
30 Av/31 St · Q18
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
31st Street & Newtown Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    300 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
    1,280 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, 380 feet away, for the Q18.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 83 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
    60 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
    1,090 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 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 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

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2017

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
42 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 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and June 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 9am to 7pm on Newtown Avenue (south side).

East side of 31st Street

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

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 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
  • Taxis and for-hire vehicles 1 sign TAXI/FHV 8AM-10PM ALL DAYS PICK-UP/DROP-OFF ONLY

North side of Newtown Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414984, 421987, 421988, 422230 and 425437.

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
    420 feet
  2. Socrates Statue by Anthony Frudakis, 1993
    440 feet
  3. Sophocles Statue by Chris Vilardi, 2015
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 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
    370 feet
  2. Bright and Busy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  3. Academy for New Americans School
    970 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 234 School
    970 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    1,050 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    1,050 feet
  4. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  5. Hellenic Orthodox Community Saint Demetrios School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  6. St Demetrios Greek American School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    540 feet
  2. Columbus Square
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Taiwan Union Christian Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 68 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or Newtown Avenue.

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