37th Avenue & 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 37th Avenue and 31st Street is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Ladder 116 firehouse is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and 44 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 Av
670 feet · 3 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
31 St/37 Av · Q102
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
37th Avenue & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 Av, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 Av N, W
    670 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
    960 feet
    N W
  2. 36 St M, R
    0.3 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/37 Av, 30 feet away, for the Q102.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 31 St/37 Av Q102
    30 feet
    Q102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-01 38th Avenue Gas station
    500 feet
  2. 32-16 36th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 fast chargers
    1,160 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 142 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese tree lilac and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 31st Street

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

North side of 37th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412836, 415754 and 420041.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Peoplentech Institute of Infomration Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. Energy Tech High School
    890 feet
  3. I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes School
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our World Neighborhood Charter MS School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dutch Kills Playground
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 116 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or 37th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.