More than 100 Astoria residents join protest against 31st Street redesign

By Shane O’Brien Posted on May 28, 2026

Over 100 local residents gathered in Astoria Wednesday, May 27, to renew protests against the DOT’s planned redesign of 31st Street, which would install parking protected bike lanes along a 2.5-mile stretch of the corridor from Northern Boulevard to 20th Avenue.

The DOT has proposed a massive redesign of the corridor, mostly underneath the N/W elevated subway tracks, after identifying 31st Street as one of the most dangerous corridors in Queens, pointing to three deaths and over 500 injuries along the corridor over a five-year period between 2021 and 2025.