Borden Avenue & 31st Place
Borden Avenue and 31st Place meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/Van Dam St, is 160 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 70 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/Van Dam St, 160 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Van Dam St Q67160 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 31 Pl & Hunters Point Ave 19 docks in all830 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4804 31st Place Gas station1,200 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1,220 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 70 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 31st Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of 31st Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-7AM
North side of Borden Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 31st Place 60 feet
- Borden Avenue & Bradley Avenue 180 feet
- Borden Avenue & 31st Street 260 feet
- 31st Place & Bradley Avenue 260 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 31st Street 310 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Van Dam Street 330 feet
- 34th Street & Van Dam Street at Bradley Avenue 510 feet
- Van Dam Street & Long Island Expressway 520 feet
See every intersection along 31st Place or Borden Avenue.