34th Avenue & 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 31st Street is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 725 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. In 2026, 314 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
34 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
960 feet · 4 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
35 Av/31 St · Q66
Within a walk
4 places
3 religious buildings and 1 school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
34th Avenue & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway N, W
    960 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. 36 Av N, W
    1,300 feet
    N W
  2. Steinway St M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Outlook” (2018) by Diane Carr at the Broadway station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 35 Av/31 St, 690 feet away, for the Q66.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 35 Av/31 St Q66 · Shelter
    690 feet
    Q66
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 34th Avenue.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 Ave & 31 St 19 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-00 31st Street Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 31-99 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 314 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

In 2025, 725 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 959th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 373 more were issued.

School-zone speed camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Southbound on 31st Street725367
Eastbound on 34th Avenue–6
Total725373

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11106
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and August 2026; 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 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 34th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413856, 414310 and 421674.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein School
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or 34th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.