Union Street & 31st Road
Union Street and 31st Road meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Linden Hill Post Office is 120 feet away, and Union Plaza Care Center is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union St/31 Rd, is 170 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union St/31 Rd, 170 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union St/31 Rd Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter170 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Union Street.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 141-54 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Safety Improvement Project, 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2025 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 31st Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 31st Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Union Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 453358.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 12 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Health Force Solutions Trade or language school330 feet
- P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden School620 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Colden Playground50 feet
Health care
- Union Plaza Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Mitchell-Linden Library640 feet
Houses of worship
- St Paul Chong Ha Sang RC Church House of worship1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Linden Hill Post Office120 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket490 feet
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Street & Bayside Avenue 180 feet
- Union Street & 31st Drive 250 feet
- Union Street & 29th Road 360 feet
- 143rd Street & Bayside Avenue 470 feet
- 140th Street & 31st Road 570 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Union Street 620 feet
- 29th Avenue & Union Street 620 feet
- 143rd Street & 29th Road 620 feet
See every intersection along 31st Road or Union Street.