172nd Street & 127th Avenue

The three-way junction of 172nd Street and 127th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Gwen Ifill Park is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bedell St/Baisley Blvd, is 1,240 feet away for the Q85 and Q89, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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172nd Street & 127th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedell St/Baisley Blvd, 1,240 feet away, for the Q85 and Q89.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedell St/Baisley Blvd Q85, Q89 · Shelter
    1,240 feet
    Q85 Q89
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q85 …
  2. Q89 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & 160th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 168-07 Baisley Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1 mile

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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)
Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 139 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gwen Ifill Park Nature area
    470 feet
  2. North Rochdale Playground
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.

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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.