178th Place & Sayres Avenue
The three-way junction of 178th Place and Sayres Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Sayres Av/178 St, is 170 feet away for the Q42, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sayres Av/178 St, 170 feet away, for the Q42.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sayres Av/178 St Q42170 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the sawtooth oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
Seventeen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1930 and 1938.
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 listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 179th Street & Sayres Avenue 110 feet
- 178th Street & Sayres Avenue 250 feet
- 111th Avenue & Sayres Avenue 440 feet
- 111th Avenue & 177th Street 500 feet
- 177th Street & Sayres Avenue 500 feet
- Sayres Avenue & 179th Place 500 feet
- 110th Avenue & 179th Street 500 feet
- 110th Avenue & 179th Place 660 feet
See every intersection along 178th Place or Sayres Avenue.