Queens · Astoria and Long Island City
Retail space on 31st Street, Queens
One of the city's busiest shopping streets: owners registered 140 storefronts on 31st Street for the end of 2024, and 6 of them (4.3%) stood empty, below 6.5% across Queens. Where they are, the subway along it, and free listings matched to tenants.
- Storefronts
- 140
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 6
- Vacancy rate
- 4.3%
- Listed on Leasemark
- 0
No storefront on 31st Street is listed on Leasemark yet. Own or broker one? List it free and it is matched against every retail and restaurant requirement the day it goes up.
NYC storefront registry
Storefronts on 31st Street
How many shopfronts owners registered along 31st Street for the end of 2024 and how many stood empty: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has on the street.
- Registered storefronts
- 140
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 6
- Vacancy rate
- 4.3%
- Queens 6.5%
- A year earlier
- 2.0%
- more empty now
Where the storefronts on 31st Street are
Storefront vacancy across New York City
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-09. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Counts are the storefronts whose owners typed 31st Street in the registration, so a few with misspelled addresses are missing; each is placed in a neighborhood by its map point. The year before is shown only when both filings count about as many storefronts on the street. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
MTA subway stations
Subway along 31st Street
Stations with the most 31st Street storefronts within about 250 meters of an entrance, a three minute walk.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, with storefront locations from the city's storefront registry.
Large buildings on 31st Street
Buildings with their main address on 31st Street that Leasemark has a page for: size, age, owner, taxes and last sale.
Questions about 31st Street
How many storefronts are vacant on 31st Street?
Owners registered 140 ground- and second-floor storefronts on 31st Street in Queens with the NYC Department of Finance for the end of 2024, and 6 of them (4.3%) stood vacant on December 31, 2024, against 6.5% across Queens and 2.0% on 31st Street a year earlier. The most are in Astoria (114) and Long Island City (12). A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
Where are the storefronts on 31st Street?
Of the 140 storefronts registered on 31st Street, 114 are in Astoria and 12 are in Long Island City, and 14 more are along parts of 31st Street outside the neighborhoods Leasemark maps.
Which subway stations are on 31st Street?
The stations with the most 31st Street storefronts within about 250 meters (a three minute walk) of an entrance are Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N, W, 61 storefronts), 36 Av (N, W, 18 storefronts), Broadway (N, W, 15 storefronts), Astoria Blvd (N, W, 11 storefronts), 30 Av (N, W, 8 storefronts) and 39 Av-Dutch Kills (N, W, 7 storefronts).
How do I find a storefront for lease on 31st Street?
Post what you need on Leasemark (size, budget and the neighborhoods along 31st Street) and owners and brokers with a fitting space are matched to you; nothing is shared until both sides accept the introduction. A storefront that stood vacant at the end of 2024 may since have leased, so walk the street too: many owners still put a sign in the window first.