125th Street & Austin Street
The three-way junction of 125th Street and Austin Street is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kew Gardens Post Office is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lefferts Blvd/Austin St, is 1,230 feet away for the Q10, Q80 and QM18, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/Austin St, 1,230 feet away, for the Q10, Q80 and QM18.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lefferts Blvd/Austin St Q10, Q80, QM18 · Shelter1,230 feetQ10 Q80 QM18
Next buses at this stop
- Q10 …
- Q80 …
- QM18 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-10 126th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11415
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
- Elevation
- 89 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1933 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 125th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of 125th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
East side of Austin Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eight Oaks Triangle90 feet
Community centers and public services
- Kew Gardens Post Office940 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 125th Street & 84th Drive 200 feet
- Austin Street & 84th Drive 230 feet
- 125th Street & 84th Road 450 feet
- 126th Street & Austin Street 500 feet
- Austin Street & 84th Road 520 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & 84th Road 610 feet
- 84th Avenue & Talbot Street 740 feet
- 126th Street & Kew Gardens Road 810 feet
See every intersection along 125th Street or Austin Street.