172nd Street & 28th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 28th Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Holy Cross High School is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/172 St, is 390 feet away for the Q76, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 14 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/172 St, 390 feet away, for the Q76.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/172 St Q76390 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 29-16 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station1,130 feet
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 July 2020.
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
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Holy Cross High School900 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Utopia Parkway & 28th Avenue 290 feet
- 172nd Street & 27th Avenue 300 feet
- 172nd Street & 29th Avenue 480 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 29th Avenue 500 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 172nd Street 500 feet
- 28th Avenue & Jordan Street 510 feet
- 172nd Street & 26th Avenue 590 feet
- 29th Avenue & 171st Street 620 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 28th Avenue.