172nd Street & 42nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 42nd Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Living Faith Community Church is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/189 St, is 880 feet away for the Q12 and Q13, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/189 St, 880 feet away, for the Q12 and Q13.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/189 St Q12, Q13880 feetQ12 Q13
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
- Q13 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station500 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 August 2022.
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
- 61 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 172nd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 42nd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Dream Daycare Pre-K370 feet
- Oikos Community Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Plaut Triangle1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Living Faith Community Church House of worship400 feet
- Manna Presbyterian Church NY House of worship1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 42nd Avenue & Auburndale Lane 250 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 42nd Avenue 250 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 172nd Street 500 feet
- 189th Street & 42nd Avenue 500 feet
- 172nd Street & Station Road 590 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Auburndale Lane 710 feet
- 42nd Avenue & 190th Street 750 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Utopia Parkway 760 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 42nd Avenue.