Whitestone Expressway & 31st Avenue
Whitestone Expressway and 31st Avenue meet at a three-way junction in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Full Gospel Christian School is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy, is 950 feet away for the Q26, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy, 950 feet away, for the Q26.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy Q26950 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway at Van Wyck Expressway & Whitestone Expressway, 1,140 feet by car along the streets.
- 26-27 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 28-06 120th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- College Point
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 31st Avenue
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 31st Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Whitestone Expressway
- No standing 14 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Full Gospel Christian School440 feet
- Promise Christian Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5500 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & Downing Street 370 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street at Whitestone Expressway Turnaround 710 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & College Point Boulevard 1,130 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Whitestone Expressway 1,140 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 31st Avenue 1,230 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Whitestone Expressway Turnaround 1,290 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 32nd Avenue 0.3 miles
- Whitestone Expressway & College Point Boulevard at 32nd Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 31st Avenue or Whitestone Expressway.