172nd Street & Sayres Avenue
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and Sayres Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. It lies inside the Addisleigh Park Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Eagle Academy for Young Men III is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/111 Av, is 760 feet away for the Q4, Q5, Q84 and four more, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/111 Av, 760 feet away, for the Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 and three more.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/111 Av Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 +3760 feetQ4 Q5 Q84 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
- Q5 …
- Q84 …
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station1,120 feet
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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 December 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 25 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 134 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Addisleigh Park Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 94 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival, and mostly built between 1931 and 1935.
- St. Albans Memorial Park Comfort Station Designated landmark380 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Eagle Academy for Young Men III School1,170 feet
- Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Archie Spigner Park50 feet
- 174 St Playground500 feet
- Brinkerhoff Mall1,240 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 275/Ladder 133 Fire station690 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,090 feet
- John's Farm Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy850 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 173rd Street & Sayres Avenue 260 feet
- 172nd Street & 111th Road 320 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Sayres Avenue 330 feet
- 174th Street & Sayres Avenue 510 feet
- 170th Street & Sayres Avenue 540 feet
- 172nd Street & 111th Avenue 590 feet
- Marne Place & Adelaide Road 720 feet
- 111th Avenue & 173rd Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or Sayres Avenue.