196th Street & Station Road
The three-way junction of 196th Street and Station Road is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Francis Lewis Playground is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Station Rd, is 380 feet away for the Q76, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/Station Rd, 380 feet away, for the Q76.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Station Rd Q76380 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-67 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Francis Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K680 feet
- Kon Gen Preschool · Pre-K710 feet
- P.S. 130 School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Playground640 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 320/Ladder 167 Fire station1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,270 feet
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 195th Street & Station Road 290 feet
- 194th Street & Station Road 540 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 39th Avenue 570 feet
- 196th Street & 42nd Avenue 590 feet
- 193rd Street & Station Road 790 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 42nd Avenue 870 feet
- 195th Street & 42nd Avenue 880 feet
- 196th Street & 42nd Road 900 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or Station Road.