172nd Street & 26th Avenue
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and 26th Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 997 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Auburndale Library is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/25 Av, is 450 feet away for the Q16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/25 Av, 450 feet away, for the Q16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/25 Av Q16450 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 29-16 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 April 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 997 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 767th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 525 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Westbound on 26th Avenue | 731 | 356 |
| Eastbound on 26th Avenue | 266 | 169 |
| Total | 997 | 525 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 87 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
Libraries, museums and history
- Auburndale Library970 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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:
- 172nd Street & 27th Avenue 290 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 26th Avenue 300 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 26th Avenue 380 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 169th Street 570 feet
- 172nd Street & 28th Avenue 590 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 27th Avenue 600 feet
- 26th Avenue & 200th Street 640 feet
- 168th Street & 26th Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 26th Avenue.