Crescent Street & 31st Drive

Crescent Street and 31st Drive meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Astoria Baptist Church is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about five minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Crescent Street. About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Broadway/Crescent St · Q104
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Crescent Street & 31st Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Broadway N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Crescent St, 400 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Crescent St Q104
    400 feet
    Q104

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Crescent Street.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crescent St & Broadway 19 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 22nd Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 32-05 21st Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 31-99 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

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)
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 173 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 31st Drive

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 31st Drive

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Crescent Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 422072.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts School
    1,090 feet
  2. Blue Apple Early Childhood Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Baptist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 23-56 Broadway Older adult center
    480 feet
  2. Broadway Long Island Post Office
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and ten 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Drive or Crescent Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.