179th Street & Sayres Avenue
The three-way junction of 179th Street and Sayres Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Sayres Av/178 St, is 280 feet away for the Q42, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sayres Av/178 St, 280 feet away, for the Q42.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sayres Av/178 St Q42280 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 station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1931 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Sayres Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Sayres Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Tudor, and built between 1926 and 1940.
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 listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 178th Place & Sayres Avenue 110 feet
- 178th Street & Sayres Avenue 360 feet
- Sayres Avenue & 179th Place 390 feet
- 110th Avenue & 179th Street 390 feet
- 110th Avenue & 179th Place 550 feet
- 111th Avenue & Sayres Avenue 550 feet
- 111th Avenue & 177th Street 610 feet
- 177th Street & Sayres Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 179th Street or Sayres Avenue.