127th Street & Kew Gardens Road
The three-way junction of 127th Street and Kew Gardens Road is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Eight Oaks Triangle is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/129 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q54, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/129 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q54.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/129 St Q540.3 milesQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 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 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 84 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 1927 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 127th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of 127th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of Kew Gardens Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eight Oaks Triangle940 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maple Grove Cemetery Listed historic place650 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 126th Street & Kew Gardens Road 300 feet
- 129th Street & Kew Gardens Road 350 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & 84th Road 490 feet
- 125th Street & 84th Road 660 feet
- 130th Street & Kew Gardens Road 750 feet
- 125th Street & 84th Drive 910 feet
- 84th Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 910 feet
- Austin Street & 84th Road 940 feet
See every intersection along 127th Street or Kew Gardens Road.