120th Avenue & 179th Street
The four-way crossing of 120th Avenue and 179th Street is in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 784 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, 120 Av/178 Pl, is 290 feet away for the Q84, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1932 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 120 Av/178 Pl, 290 feet away, for the Q84.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 120 Av/178 Pl Q84290 feetQ84
Next buses at this stop
- Q84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 117-36 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 784 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 914th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 298 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1932 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 120th Avenue & 178th Place 250 feet
- 120th Avenue & 180th Street 270 feet
- 179th Street & Leslie Road 300 feet
- 180th Street & Leslie Road 340 feet
- 120th Avenue & 178th Street 500 feet
- 179th Street & 119th Road 610 feet
- 178th Place & Leslie Road 630 feet
- 180th Street & Selover Road 640 feet
See every intersection along 120th Avenue or 179th Street.