178th Street & Sayres Avenue
The three-way junction of 178th Street and Sayres Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Archie Spigner Park is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sayres Av/178 St, is 50 feet away for the Q42, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 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, 50 feet away, for the Q42.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sayres Av/178 St Q4250 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 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
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Sayres Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 35 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Medieval Revival, and mostly built between 1930 and 1939.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Archie Spigner Park1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 111th Avenue & Sayres Avenue 190 feet
- 111th Avenue & 177th Street 250 feet
- 178th Place & Sayres Avenue 250 feet
- 177th Street & Sayres Avenue 250 feet
- 179th Street & Sayres Avenue 360 feet
- 176th Street & Sayres Avenue 500 feet
- 111th Avenue & 176th Street 510 feet
- 112th Avenue & 178th Street 600 feet
See every intersection along 178th Street or Sayres Avenue.