Broadway & 31st Street

Broadway and 31st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Holy Cross Ukrainian Church is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 74 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
41 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
60 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Broadway/31 St · Q104
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway N, W
    60 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. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W
  2. 36 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/31 St, 70 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/31 St Q104 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    70 feet
    Q104
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & 31 St 35 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 34-00 31st Street Gas station
    1,150 feet
  2. 31-99 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    600 feet
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1945.

Since 2014 at least 64 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 71 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2025 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Broadway (south side).

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 13 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413856, 414310, 421741 and 425406.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. TLE Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Ukrainian Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 23-56 Broadway Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and 16 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or Broadway.

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