189th Street & Brinkerhoff Avenue
The three-way junction of 189th Street and Brinkerhoff Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brinkerhoff Av/189 St, is 50 feet away for the Q83 and QM64, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1937, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brinkerhoff Av/189 St, 50 feet away, for the Q83 and QM64.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brinkerhoff Av/189 St Q83, QM6450 feetQ83 QM64
Next buses at this stop
- Q83 …
- QM64 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-05 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11412
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103 and 113 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 36 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 1925 and 1937.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 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 April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Brinkerhoff Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry School940 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket500 feet
- John's Farm Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Liberty Avenue & Brinkerhoff Avenue 100 feet
- 109th Avenue & Farmers Boulevard 220 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 188th Street 280 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Elmira Avenue 380 feet
- Brinkerhoff Avenue & Firwood Place 380 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Farmers Boulevard at Hilburn Avenue 410 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Farmers Boulevard at 109th Road 460 feet
- 189th Street & Ludlum Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 189th Street or Brinkerhoff Avenue.