Borden Avenue & 31st Street
Borden Avenue and 31st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Borden Av/Van Dam St, is 420 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. Within 820 feet are 40 homes, almost all in houses of one or two. Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/Van Dam St, 420 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Van Dam St Q67420 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 31 Pl & Hunters Point Ave 19 docks in all1,090 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.
- 34-10 Borden Avenue Gas station960 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers970 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
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
Within 820 feet of this corner are 40 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Ten 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- 16 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 31st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 31st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Borden Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Borden Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 31st Street 50 feet
- Borden Avenue & 31st Place 260 feet
- Borden Avenue & 30th Place 270 feet
- Borden Avenue & Bradley Avenue 300 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 31st Place 310 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 30th Place 320 feet
- 31st Place & Bradley Avenue 380 feet
- Borden Avenue & Starr Avenue 500 feet
See every intersection along 31st Street or Borden Avenue.