197th Street & Murdock Avenue
The four-way crossing of 197th Street and Murdock Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Pascal Baylon Church is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Murdock Av/196 St, is 160 feet away for the Q83, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Murdock Av/196 St, 160 feet away, for the Q83.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Murdock Av/196 St Q83160 feetQ83
Next buses at this stop
- Q83 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 225th Street & 103rd Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-05 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11412
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Daniel M. O'Connell Playground40 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pascal Baylon Church House of worship970 feet
Supermarkets
- John's Farm Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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:
- Murdock Avenue & 198th Street 260 feet
- 196th Street & Murdock Avenue 260 feet
- 197th Street & 113th Avenue 520 feet
- Murdock Avenue & 199th Street 520 feet
- 196th Street & 113th Road 520 feet
- 196th Street & 114th Road 520 feet
- 196th Street & 113th Avenue 780 feet
- 115th Avenue & 197th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or Murdock Avenue.