173rd Street & Sayres Avenue
The three-way junction of 173rd Street and Sayres Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. It stands inside Archie Spigner Park and lies inside the Addisleigh Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St. Albans Memorial Park Comfort Station stands 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 111 Av/175 St, is 940 feet away for the Q42, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 111 Av/175 St, 940 feet away, for the Q42.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 111 Av/175 St Q42940 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 24 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 1936.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 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, 133 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Medieval Revival and Tudor Revival, and mostly built between 1931 and 1935.
- St. Albans Memorial Park Comfort Station Designated landmark280 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
This corner stands inside Archie Spigner Park.
Schools and child care
- Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Archie Spigner Parksurrounds this corner
- 174 St Playground240 feet
Houses of worship
- Marantha French 7 Day Church House of worship1,150 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 275/Ladder 133 Fire station950 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- John's Farm Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,110 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 174th Street & Sayres Avenue 250 feet
- 172nd Street & Sayres Avenue 260 feet
- Marne Place & Adelaide Road 460 feet
- 111th Avenue & 173rd Street 530 feet
- 175th Street & Sayres Avenue 560 feet
- 172nd Street & 111th Road 580 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Sayres Avenue 590 feet
- Sayres Avenue & 175th Place 690 feet
See every intersection along 173rd Street or Sayres Avenue.