178th Street & 131st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 178th Street and 131st Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gwen Ifill Park is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/131 Av, is 830 feet away for the Q3, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/131 Av, 830 feet away, for the Q3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Farmers Blvd/131 Av Q3830 feetQ3
Next buses at this stop
- Q3 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 131-07 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,100 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 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 August 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Francis Grace Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gwen Ifill Park Nature area1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,020 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 178th Street & 132nd Avenue 240 feet
- 131st Avenue & 178th Place 320 feet
- 178th Place & 130th Road 430 feet
- 130th Avenue & 178th Street 430 feet
- 132nd Avenue & 178th Place 490 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 132nd Avenue 650 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 131st Avenue 680 feet
- 130th Avenue & 178th Place 680 feet
See every intersection along 131st Avenue or 178th Street.