172nd Street & 82nd Avenue
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and 82nd Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/St Johns University, is 0.3 miles away for the Q30, Q31 and Q75, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/St Johns University, 0.3 miles away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/St Johns University Q30, Q31, Q750.3 milesQ30 Q31 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q31 …
- Q75 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 520 feet by car along the streets.
- 164-01 Union Turnpike Gas station0.7 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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 February 2014.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 130 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 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 172nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 82nd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & University Road 60 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 172nd Street 270 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 173rd Street 470 feet
- 170th Street & University Road 930 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 175th Street 930 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 175th Street 1,180 feet
- Utopia Parkway & Homelawn Street 0.3 miles
- 168th Street & Goethals Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 82nd Avenue.