172nd Street & University Road
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and University Road 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 120 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the chokecherry.
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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, 570 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 crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 120 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 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the chokecherry.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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 & 82nd Avenue 60 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 172nd Street 320 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 173rd Street 520 feet
- 170th Street & University Road 870 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 175th Street 980 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 175th Street 1,240 feet
- 168th Street & Goethals Avenue 0.3 miles
- 170th Street & 81st Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 172nd Street or University Road.