172nd Street & 33rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 33rd Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Auburndale Playground is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/33 Av, is 910 feet away for the Q28 and Q76, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/33 Av, 910 feet away, for the Q28 and Q76.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/33 Av Q28, Q76 · Shelter910 feetQ28 Q76
Next buses at this stop
- Q28 …
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 29-16 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 172nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 172nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 33rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of 33rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 032 State Street School940 feet
- Little Blue Treehouse Preschool, ages 2 to 51,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Auburndale Playground460 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and two food stores.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Utopia Parkway & 33rd Avenue 260 feet
- 33rd Avenue & 171st Street 260 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 172nd Street 510 feet
- 170th Street & 33rd Avenue 520 feet
- 33rd Avenue & 190th Street 520 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 171st Street 760 feet
- 169th Street & 33rd Avenue 780 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Utopia Parkway 780 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 33rd Avenue.