31st Street & Thomson Avenue
The three-way junction of 31st Street and Thomson Avenue is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island City YMCA is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them schools, and 16 places to eat. Within 820 feet are two homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 33 St-Rawson St 71,090 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- Queens Plaza E, F, R0.4 milesE F R
- Court Sq-23 St 7, E, F, G0.5 miles7 E F G
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 33 St-Rawson St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Thomson Av/Van Dam St, 310 feet away, for the Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Thomson Av/Van Dam St Q39310 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 31 St & Thomson Ave 47 docks in all100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 32-20 Queens Boulevard Gas station960 feet
- 46-71 30th Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1,130 feet
- 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2022
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are two homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Imperial' thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 31st Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 31st Street
- Metered parking 5 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Thomson Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 2PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412543, 416608 and 429622.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 2 colleges
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Laguardia Community College Early Childhood Learning Center Programs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K110 feet
- Fiorello H. Laguardia Comm College480 feet
- Academy of Finance and Enterprise School590 feet
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- Bard High School Early College Queens School590 feet
- High School of Applied Communication School590 feet
- The YMCA of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K870 feet
- International High School at Laguardia Community College School1,160 feet
- Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College School1,160 feet
- Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology School1,170 feet
- NY School for Med & Dent Assts College1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden1,260 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- 29th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,120 feet
Health care
- Hospice of New York Nursing home or hospice1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Long Island City YMCA Recreation center910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Thomson Avenue & 30th Place 260 feet
- Van Dam Street & Thomson Avenue 510 feet
- 30th Street & Thomson Avenue 520 feet
- Skillman Avenue & Thomson Avenue 640 feet
- 47th Avenue & 31st Street 690 feet
- Thomson Avenue & 32nd Place 780 feet
- 29th Street & Skillman Avenue 810 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 32nd Place 830 feet
See every intersection along 31st Street or Thomson Avenue.