196th Street & Underhill Avenue
The three-way junction of 196th Street and Underhill Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Fresh Meadows Jewish Center is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Peck Av, is 880 feet away for the Q30 and Q75, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Underhill Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Peck Av, 880 feet away, for the Q30 and Q75.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Peck Av Q30, Q75880 feetQ30 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Underhill Avenue.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 300 feet by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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 January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Hadar Bet Yaakov School670 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park60 feet
- Holy Cow Playground940 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Fresh Meadows Library1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Flushing Fresh Meadows Jewish Center House of worship560 feet
- Heavenly Voice Presbyterian Church House of worship800 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fresh Meadows Post Office1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket620 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Underhill Avenue & 196th Place 270 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway 300 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue 340 feet
- 58th Avenue & 196th Street 370 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Underhill Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 410 feet
- 58th Avenue & Underhill Avenue 530 feet
- 58th Avenue & 196th Place 630 feet
- 58th Avenue & 195th Street 630 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or Underhill Avenue.