172nd Street & 128th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 128th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gwen Ifill Park is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bedell St/Baisley Blvd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q85 and Q89, 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 1998 and 2016, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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172nd Street & 128th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedell St/Baisley Blvd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q85 and Q89.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedell St/Baisley Blvd Q85, Q89 · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    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 six 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 July 2025.

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
22 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 1998 and 2016.

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

Trees

Eighteen 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

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gwen Ifill Park Nature area
    260 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 is 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them 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.