38th Avenue & 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 38th Avenue and 31st Street is in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our World Neighborhood Charter MS is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 39 Av-Dutch Kills, is about two minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
39 Av-Dutch Kills
450 feet · 2 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
31 St/39 Av · Q102
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 trade or language schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
38th Avenue & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 39 Av-Dutch Kills, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 39 Av-Dutch Kills N, W
    450 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 St M, R
    990 feet
    M R
  2. 36 Av N, W
    1,170 feet
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hellion Equilibrium” (2018) by Sarah Morris at the 39 Av-Dutch Kills station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 31 St/39 Av, 440 feet away, for the Q102.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 31 St/39 Av Q102
    440 feet
    Q102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 38th Avenue.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 38 Ave & 29 St 19 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-01 38th Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 32-16 36th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 154 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 31st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 38th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

South side of 38th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 415760.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Our World Neighborhood Charter MS School
    610 feet
  2. Peoplentech Institute of Infomration Trade or language school
    740 feet
  3. The Training Institute Qbi Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. SCO Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Windmill Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 116 Fire station
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  2. City Acres Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and six 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or 38th Avenue.

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