172nd Street & 84th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 84th Avenue is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 131 Abigail Adams is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 169 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 169 St F0.5 milesF
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- F …
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Homelawn St/84 Rd, 490 feet away, for the Q31.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Homelawn St/84 Rd Q31490 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 122 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 172nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 172nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 131 Abigail Adams School490 feet
- Queens Cheder MRM School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tepper Triangle730 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- 172nd Street & 84th Road 260 feet
- 172nd Street & 83rd Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Avenue & Homelawn Street 270 feet
- Homelawn Street & Croydon Road 320 feet
- 84th Road & Homelawn Street 400 feet
- Homelawn Street & Kendrick Place 500 feet
- 171st Street & 84th Road 520 feet
- 170th Street & 84th Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 84th Avenue.