Grand Central Parkway & 31st Street

Grand Central Parkway and 31st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Christopher Columbus” is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
19 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
150 feet · 1 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Hoyt Av South/31 St · M60 SBS
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Central Parkway & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 150 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    150 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
    0.3 miles
    N W
  2. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hoyt Av South/31 St, 150 feet away, for the M60 SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av South/31 St M60 SBS · Shelter
    150 feet
    M60 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M60 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Hoyt Ave N 35 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    440 feet
  2. 30-10 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Columbus Square.

  1. Christopher Columbus Statue by Angelo Racioppi, 1941
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  3. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone School
    1,190 feet
  2. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Square
    140 feet
  2. Hoyt Playground
    170 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bohemian Hall and Park Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    610 feet

Fire and police

  1. 114th Precinct Police station
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or Grand Central Parkway.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.