172nd Street & 29th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 29th Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Holy Cross High School is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 60 feet away for the Q16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 500 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 29 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Q16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd Q1660 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
Cycling
- 3 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 station340 feet
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 August 2016.
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 500 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
West side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 454706.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Holy Cross High School780 feet
- Little Blue Treehouse Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Haeun Presbyterian Church House of worship1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,210 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and one food store.
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 29th Avenue 20 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 172nd Street 20 feet
- 29th Avenue & 171st Street 260 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 29th Avenue 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Utopia Parkway 420 feet
- 172nd Street & 28th Avenue 480 feet
- 170th Street & 29th Avenue 520 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 32nd Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 29th Avenue.