172nd Street & 27th Avenue
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and 27th Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Holy Cross High School is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/27 Av, is 500 feet away for the Q16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 13 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/27 Av, 500 feet away, for the Q16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/27 Av Q16500 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 0.6 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 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2017.
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
- 88 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 27th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Holy Cross High School1,030 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Auburndale Library1,110 feet
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & 26th Avenue 290 feet
- 172nd Street & 28th Avenue 300 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 28th Avenue 580 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 26th Avenue 600 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 26th Avenue 670 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 169th Street 710 feet
- 172nd Street & 29th Avenue 770 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 29th Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 27th Avenue.